High School Debate Topic 2006: National Service

ENCOURAGING NATIONAL SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM

High School National Debate Topic 2006

Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish a policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one or more of the following national service programs: AmeriCorps, Citizen Corps, Senior Corps, Peace Corps, Learn and Serve America, Armed Forces.

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Last updated on April 24, 2007

Background on Subjects

Debate Readings and Background

Constitution of the United States Annotated (Findlaw)
- Text and annotations to the Constitution and its amendments
- Includes citations to cases which interpret its provisions
Congressional Committee Hearings
- Provide various viewpoints on national service (primarily 1973-93) and an all-volunteer army (early 1970s)
- ON-CAMPUS USERS: See Hearings for links to Congressional Universe and some of the titles placed on reserve
- OFF-CAMPUS USERS: Use MIRLYN to identify individual titles
  - A few of the links should be available online
  - To locate off-line material, contact a Federal Depository Library in your area for advice
CQ Researcher (UMich Only)
- Each issue provides summaries of arguments for various debate topics
- National service is the topic of the June 30, 2006 edition
- Previous Issue on National Service (1993)
- Use the search engine reports dating back to 1923, including reports on the military draft
Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis)
- Links to on-line articles on 11 national service topics
- Consistently the most comprehensive of all debate web sites
University of Michigan Course Reserves
- Course reserve list at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library for the Summer 2006 debate institutes

Books

MIRLYN
- MIRLYN
- Lists books within the University of Michigan Library system.
- Searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, and call number

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS

Controlled vocabulary
Used for

Foreign material
When too many common keywords

Find through

LC Subject List (Library)
Record retrieved through keyword searching

Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Subject
Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Country

Boolean Logic

Keyword Searching

Illustration	MIRLYN	Proquest	JSTOR	LEXIS Academic	IPSA	Worldwide PoliSci Abstracts PAIS	Google
PHRASE	"democratic peace"	"democratic peace"	"democratic peace"	democratic peace	democratic peace	democratic peace	"democratic peace"
AND	israel and army	israel and army	israel and army	israel and army	israel and army	israel and army	israel army
OR	volunteer or draft	volunteer or draft	volunteer or draft	volunteer or draft	volunteer or draft	volunteer or draft	volunteer OR draft
NOT	draft not volunteer	draft and not volunteer	draft not volunteer	draft and not volunteer	draft not volunteer	draft not volunteer	draft -volunteer
COMPLEX SEARCHING	volunteer? and (senior? or elderly or aged)	volunteer? and (senior? or elderly or aged)	volunteer? and (senior? or elderly or aged)	volunteer! and (senior! or elderly or aged)	volunteer* and (senior* or elderly or aged)	volunteer* and (senior* or elderly or aged)	volunteer (senior OR elderly OR aged)
TRUNCATION	democra?	democra?	democra?	democra!	democra*	democra*	not applicable

Additional Keyword Protocols

Periodical Indexes

If an index does not have the full text of your article, use SFX button to link to the online journal text OR
University of Michigan catalog for the paper copy call number OR
Inter-Library Loan

Air University Library Index to Mlitary Periodicals
- Indexes journal articles since 1988 and provides descriptive information
- Search MMIRLYN under the name of the journal to locate its call number
- SAMPLE SEARCH: military service, voluntary (subject begins with),/b>
Congressional Research Service Reports (University of North Texas)
- Full text of hundreds of Library of Congress reports to Members of Congress since 1990
- Reports known for their brief and targeted analysis of issues
- SAMPLE SEARCH: draft or conscription
ERIC
- Indexes educational reports and journals since 1966 by author, title, keyword, thesaurus phrase and report number since 1996
- Full text reports (not journal articles) available, 1993+ (beginning Oct. 1, 2004)
- Reports prior to 1993 are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library's Serials/Microform Room
- SAMPLE SEARCH: student aid (as description) and national service (as descriptor)
Government Accountability Office Reports to Congress
- Short, incisive reports to Congress on financial waste in the government
- Often reports suggest new policy initiatives
- SAMPLE SEARCH: "all volunteer" and (military or army)
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books(UMich Only)
- Indexes articles in 620 legal periodicals since 1981
- Sample search: "national service"
International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
- Index to scholarly political science journal articles in Western European languages
- Choose IPSA from the menu first; go to the next screen before searching
- Sample search: conscription or draft or "military service"
- Searches may be recombined
- Data includes author, title, journal, and abstract in English if the article is in English
- If the article is in another language, the title is translated into English but the abstract is in French
JSTOR (UMich Only) [http://www.jstor.org/jstor/]
- Full text of major 20th Century historical, political science, economic and sociology periodicals
- Most periodicals available from 1900-2000
- Most efficient index is the Expert Search
- Sample search: senior and volunteer in sociology journals
- View articles page-by-page or use the download button and Adobe Acrobat to print, save, or view entire article
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe]
- Full text of LAW REVIEW articles under the LEGAL section
  - Numerous references to the Constitution and court cases affecting a particular aspect of civil liberties
  - EXAMPLE: immigration w/10 national service
- COURT DECISIONS can also be found in the LEGAL section
  - Full text of U.S. Supreme, Circuit and District court opinions
  - State supreme and appeals court decisions
- For NEWSPAPER ARTICLES use the GUIDED NEWS SEARCH
  - This section permits keyword searching of the full text of articles
  - See GENERAL NEWS/MAJOR PAPERS and U.S. NEWS/REGIONAL PAPERS
ProQuest (UMich Only) [http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPUcxQw@@]
- Research Library indexes some 2500 journals in all fields since the 1980s
- Journals indexed by author, title, keyword, periodical, and date
- Sample search
- Provides the full text of many since the 1990s; use SFX-M button for those without the full text designation
- Articles may be marked for downloading
- Text in HTML and image formats
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
- Subject index to books, articles, and government documents on politics and economics since 1972 in Western European languages
- Government documents include United States, United Nations, League of Nations, and State Governments
- You can easily add retrospective coverage, 1915-1971, to a search
- Sample Keyword Search: civilian conservation corps
- There are also paper versions (English, 1915+, Z 7163 .P98 and foreign, 1968+, Z 7164 .E2 P96)
Social Work Abstracts (UMich Only)
- Indexes articles beginning 1977
- Search protocols do not always work appropriately
- Example: (mentors or volunteers) and (seniors or aged or elderly)
Sociological Abstracts (UMich Only)
- Index of sociology articles since 1952 with SFX links to many in full text
- Example: mandatory service
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)
- Citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature since 1975
- Political science and complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy
- Indexes foreign language journals and translates the title into English
- Sample Keyword Search: (international alliances or cooperation) and humanitarian

Periodicals - Full Text [Web]

Electronic Journals and Newspapers (UMich Only) [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ejournals/]
- Alphabetic and subject lists of full text journals and newspapers
- Available to campus web sites and authenticated remote users
Congressional Quarterly (UMich Only) [http://library2.cqpress.com/cqweekly]
- Library has online: 1983-
- Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
- Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
- Political party and election analysis
- Web coverage begins in 1983 and is searchable
- Sample search: "national service" and (mandatory or compulsory) with time period as anytime
- Separate index for roll call votes beginning 1995
- 1946- available in Graduate Library stacks (JK 1.C12) with Almanac, 1946- in Documents Center (JK 1. C756)
National Journal (UMich Only) [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/nj/index.htm]
- National Journal is a weekly periodical that focuses on the politics of the Executive Branch with some reference to current legislation
- Full text on the web with National Journal group subscription
- Paper copy: JK 1 .N28 (1977-)
- Includes public opinion poll on national service
- EXAMPLE/Advanced Search/exact phrase: peace corps

Think Tanks

Comprehensive Sources

Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only) [http://www.ciaonet.org/]
- Search engine indexes current world politics journals, books, conference proceedings, and think tank working papers
- Full text primarily of working papers
- Good source for Peace Corps and military
- See especially The Promise of National Service (Brookings, 2003)
- Use Advanced Search and search for words or phrases

Individual Think Tanks

Brookings Institution [http://www.brook.edu/default.htm]
- Private, non-profit, independent institute analyzing U.S. government policy and international relations
- Summaries of position papers on "hot topics" and selected Congressional testimony
- Table of contents for the Brookings Review and selected articles
- Publications catalog and information about the organization
- Use advanced search on the the web site to find over 700 articles articles on national service
Cato Institute [http://www.cato.org/]
- Philosophy of limited government, free market, individual liberty, terrorism, and the Patriot Act
- "Hot Topics" has the text of Cato Institute position papers, arranged by subject and searchable by keyword
- Congressional testimony by institute representatives
- Use Advanced Search for articles on national service
Heritage Foundation [http://www.heritage.org/]
- Dedicated to limited government, individual freedom, a free market, and strong defense
- Text of public policy papers on various topics, including crime, education, foreign policy, health care, and trade
- Index of Economic Freedom for countries in the world
- Extensive list of conservative think tanks
- Numerous statistics in support of its positions
National Center for Policy Analysis [http://www.ncpa.org/]
- Non-profit, non-partisan public policy think tank
- Pro and con issue papers on health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, education, and environment
- Background papers on high school debate topics supplemented by statistics
- Includes text of relevant bills and opinions of other think tanks
Rand Corporation [http://www.rand.org/]
- Non-profit research organization
- "Research Areas" includes a subject bibliography of RAND publications since 1985 with abstracts of the reports and articles in the RAND Research Review since 1994
- "Hot Topics" has the full-text of current policy papers
Russell Sage Foundation [http://www.russellsage.org/]
- Liberal think tank focused on research in the social sciences
- Describes organization
- Free working papers on inequality issues
The Century Fund [http://www.tcf.org/]
- Progressive think tank
- Position papers on economics, government, foreign policy, and health care
United States Institute of Peace [http://www.usip.org/]
- Promotes the resolution of international conflict without violence
- Provides advice to other nations about the rule of law
- Describes the organization's work, internships and grants
- Bibliography of free printed publications

News Sources

United States

Academic Universe/Lexis (UMich Only)[http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
- Full text of newspapers from around the world in English translation since the mid-1980s
- News has subsections on General News, World News, and State News
- Use Guided Searching for full-text
New York Times
- Full text of today's New York Times and a searchable archive
- Initial registration required
- Registration currently free in the U.S. but organization reserves the right to charge
- Serials/Microforms has microfilm edition, 1851+ (FILM X979)
- Paper index in Reference Room, 1943+ as AI 21 .N53 with 1851-1942 in Graduate Library stacks
- Academic Universe (UMich Only) indexes the Times, 1969-79; full text begins in 1980
- Full Text, 1851-1999 (UMich Only), is a great place for articles on the Civilian Conservation Corps

Foreign

World News Connection (UMich Library Only) [http://wnc.dialog.com/]
- Full text of foreign news broadcasts and press releases translated into English beginning November 1994
- Use Advanced Search by a combination of keyword, region, subject, country and modified by date
- Regions are:
- Networked to University of Michigan IP addresses
London Times
- Daily and Sunday editions with searchable archive
- Initial registration required
- Full text available on Academic Universe (UMich Only) since 1985
- London Times, 1785-1985 in full text is also available

Subject-Specific Information

Civil Liberties

Constitution of the United States Annotated (Findlaw)
- Text and annotations to the Constitution and its amendments
- Includes citations to cases which interpret its provisions
- Amendment 4 covers search and seizure and Amendments 5-8 on the rights of persons, particularly in civil and criminal trials
Civil Liberties (National Center for Policy Analysis)
- Articles on whether mandatory service does or doesn't violate constitutional freedoms.
Military Draft and 1969 Draft Lottery
- Brief history of the Selective Service System
- Examples of draft lottery and reporting notices during the Vietnam War
- Draft exemptions circa 1969
United States Selective Service System
- Current procedures for registering males, 18-25, for the draft
- Describes what would happen if a military draft were to be re-established
- Induction statistics since 1917

Constitution

Debate Central
- Articles on whether the military draft violates the constitution
Academic Universe/Lexis (UMich Only)[http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
- Search Legal Research/Law Reviews for the full text of articles on the legal implications of national service and the military draft

Democracy

Debate Central
- Articles on using U.S. foreign policy and the military to promote democracy around the world
- Democratic peace
American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy
- Special survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
- Charts and graphs on public opinion on national priorities, U.S. role in resolving world problems, major foreign affairs issues
- Adobe Acrobat only
Peace Corps
- Description of Peace Corps activities and foreign places to serve
- Benefits include learning a new language, graduate school programs and a deferment of student loans
- Application information
State Department [http://www.state.gov/]
- State Department speeches and foreign policy
- Use search engine to determine the types of aid being given to other countries
- Background Notes provides political, economic and military assessments of countries as well as U.S. assistance
- Its landmark Country Reports on Human Rights Practices covers civil rights and internal warfare
U.S. Agency for International Development
- Extensive information on U.S. assistance to other countries: agriculture, democracy, economic, education, disaster, health, environment and humanitarian
- Arranged by subject and country

Economic Aspects

Debate Central
- Effects of national service on social capital, immigration, and citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Immigration and naturalization laws
- Describes program giving early citizenship to members of the military
- Sample tests for naturalization
- Employment authorization documents

Federalism

Debate Central
- Does national service violate the role of the states?
Google Search
- EXAMPLE: "national service" and "states rights"

Foreign Comparisons

Debate Central
- National military and social service issues in Germany, Israel, Nigeria and Sweden
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
- Subject index to books, articles, and government documents on politics and economics since 1972 in Western European languages
- Government documents include United States, United Nations, League of Nations, and State Governments
- Advanced Search: volunteer service AND nigeria or israel

Military Readiness

Debate Central
- National service improves military readiness; pros and cons of having lots of troops
Government Accountability Office Reports to Congress
- Short, incisive reports to Congress on financial waste in the government
- Often reports suggest new policy initiatives
- SAMPLE SEARCH: "all volunteer" and (military or army)
National Service Programs and Their Effects on Military Manpower and Civilian Youth Problems
- Published by the Congressional Budget Office in 1977 after the military draft had ended
Achieving America's Goals: National Service or the All-Volunteer Armed Force (Buhr Y4.Ar5/3:G53, 1977; Documents Center CIS Microfiche 1977-S202-3)
Congressional Budget Office Reports on Military Forces
- Reports from 1977 to the present on the costs of military operations, volunteer forces, and the National Guard

Non-Violence

Debate Central
- Can pacifism and nonviolence prevent war
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Reports and working papers, primarily on US-Russian relations and nuclear non-proliferation
- Economic development and democratization efforts around the world
Peace and Conflict: A Global Survey of Armed Conflicts, Self-Determination Movements and Democracy (Univ. Maryland)
- Annual survey of armed conflicts throughout the world with numerous charts and graphs
- Includes chart showing each country's comparative standing on self-determination, stability, discrimination, human security, and neighborhood
- Appendix includes outcomes of armed conflicts since 1955
Peace and Security through Disarmament (United Nations)
- Numerous UN initiatives, reports and resolutions on disarmament (conventional, land mines, terrorism, WMD)
Peacekeeping Best Practices (UN)
- Numerous reports on UN peacekeeping operations and practices
SIPRI Yearbook
- Lengthy annual summaries of international military affairs, conflicts, and disarments
- Includes statistics and signatories to major treaties
- Paper copy: UA 17 .S12 with current in Doc.Cen.--Doc.Ref.

U.S. Leadership

Debate Central
- Multilateralism; pro and con of the Bush Doctrine (pre-emptive war)
PUBLIC OPINION
- American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy
  - Special survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
  - Charts and graphs on public opinion on national priorities, U.S. role in resolving world problems, major foreign affairs issues
  - Adobe Acrobat only
- Pew Research Center
  - Text and statistics of U.S. public opinion polls on politics, public policy, and the press
  - Issues covered since 1995 include the Presidential elections, TV news viewership, Medicare reforms, campaign financing, churches, and the death of Princess Diana
  - Data on the public's attention to major news stories beginning 1986
  - Archive of files since 1985 available upon request
  - Includes some foreign opinion
- Polling the Nations, 1986+ (UMich Only)
  - Indexes public opinion survey questions in foreign countries
  - Choose data base; at the NEXT screen, type in keyword search
  - Searches may be refined
  - Data includes the full text of the question, brief results, and a citation to the article

Volunteerism

Debate Central
- Pros and cons of volunteerism for high school graduates
Voluntary National Youth Service Act (Sept. 25, 1985, Y4.Ed8/1: 99-52)
- Congressional hearing
Voluntary National Service and Education Demostration Program Act (Oct. 26, 1988, Y 4.L 11.4:S.hrg. 100-920)
Citizen Service in the 21st Century (April 25, 2002, 1.4M, Y4 .Ed8/1:107-57)
- Paper on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:107-60)

National Service Organizations

Comprehensive

Debate Central
- Pros and cons of the five programs listed below
Corporation for National and Community Service
- Umbrella organization for a broad range of current civilian volunteer service programs
- Permits individuals to choose the type of service they would like through an interactive program
- Describes possible programs that service organizations may join

Americorps

Americorps
- Assists state and local communities with poverty and education programs
- Incorporates the VISTA program
- Many of its participants are youth

Armed Services

U.S. Department of Defense
- Overall Defense Department web site focused on current news events, the war in Iraq, and the war against terrorism
- Use the Web Sites link for individual military components as well as military pay and benefits

Citizen Corps

Citizen Corps
- Volunteer group focused toward disaster response, police and fire duties

Learn and Serve America

Learn and Serve America

Service projects for young people (e.g. tutoring) that will enhance their life skills

Peace Corps

Peace Corps
- Description of Peace Corps activities and foreign places to serve
- Benefits include learning a new language, graduate school programs and a deferment of student loans
- Application information

Selective Service System

United States Selective Service System
- Current procedures for registering males, 18-25, for the draft
- Describes what would happen if a military draft were to be re-established
- Induction statistics since 1917

Senior Corps

Senior Corps
- Provides foster grandparent and companion volunteer opportunities for people over 60 and community service for those over 55
- Web site provides history of program, enacting legislation, and application forms

United States Government

Comprehensive Directories and Indexes

Federal Agency Web Sites [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html]
- Cleancut alphabetical listing of federal agency web sites
- Includes search engine
First.Gov [http://www.firstgov.gov/]
- Portal to federal government information
- Initial web page oriented toward the citizen-consumer with links to forms, consumer recalls, etc.
- Search engine indexes most government web sites
- A simple search of "search and seizure" netted over 3000 items
Google Government Search [http://www.google.com/ig/usgov]
- Web search engine devoted exclusively to sites with .gov and .mil extensions
- Excellent for federal policy papers
- Named Google UncleSam until it added news items for Washington, D.C. federal employees

Laws

Laws

Constitution of the United States Annotated (Findlaw)
- Text and annotations to the Constitution and its amendments
- Includes citations to cases which interpret its provisions
- Amendment 4 covers search and seizure and Amendments 5-8 on the rights of persons, particularly in civil and criminal trials
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (PL 103-82)
- This amends the Domestic Service Volunteer Act
Domestic Service Volunteer Act of 1973 (PL 93-113)
- Many provisions of this act have been amended over the years
- Compilation of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended through December 31, 1990 (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:102-D)
Military Selective Service Act
- This is 50 App United States Code 451+
United States Code
- United States Code (via Congressional Universe - UMich Only) [Web]
  - Search existing laws in force by keyword or U.S. Code citation
  - Updated within days of the passage of a new law
  - Provides U.S. Code text as well as references to bill and public law text
  - Locate under Bills, Laws, and Regulations
- United States Code (via Cornell Law School)
  - Text of all laws in force
  - Searchable by popular title of law, title and section of the U.S. Code, or keyword
  - Currently the best interface

Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations via Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  - Search full text by keyword and agency
  - Updated every two weeks
- Code of Federal Regulations (GPO Access)
  - Search CFR by keyword or a combination of title, part, and page
  - Corresponding paper copy in Documents Center as JK 416.A5-Ref

Executive Branch

Defense Community

Air Force
- Includes recruiting details and benefits
Army
- Extensive recruiting information and defensive article about ability to recruit in wartime
DefenseLINK (Dept. of Defense) [http://www.defenselink.mil/]
- Defense Department speeches and press releases searchable by date or keyword
- Links to Defense Department agencies
Marine Corps
- News of current wars
- Marine Doctrine
National Guard includes the Army National Guard and Air National Guard
Navy [http://www.navy.mil]
- News, information about ships, and links to web sites
United States Central Command
- Press releases on on-going wars
Related Documents Center Web Pages
- America's War Against Terrorism
- Iraq War Debate

Diplomatic Community

State Department [http://www.state.gov/]
- State Department speeches and foreign policy
Permanent Mission to the United Nations [http://www.un.int/usa/]
- Statements and speeches before the United Nations since January 1996
- Arranged chronologically with identification of topic
- Covers terrorism, war crimes, and the International Criminal Court

Protective Services

Corporation for National and Community Service
- Umbrella organization for a broad range of current civilian volunteer service programs
- Permits individuals to choose the type of service they would like through an interactive program
- Describes possible programs that service organizations may join
Department of Veterans Affairs
- Describes health, burial, survivor, home loan, education benefits and vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans
- Special programs for women, minorities, the disabled, and homeless
- Annual report includes data on benefits given

President

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993+ [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html]
- Full text of Presidential executive orders, speeches, press conferences, names of nominees
- Phrases should be in parentheses and Boolean operators capitalized (e.g. "china" AND "most favored nation")
- Table of contents search (contents AND "july 28, 1997)
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
- Public Papers of the President, 1992+ (GPO)
  - Presidential speeches and statements issued by the Office of the Press Secretary on an annual basis
  - Declarations, nominations, and executive orders
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929-2000 (UMich)
  - Presidential speeches, executive orders, nominations and press releases for Herbert Hoover (1929-32) and Harry Truman (1945-1952) through Bill Clinton (1993-2000)
  - Official retrospective digitization project sponsored by the U.S. Government Printing Office
  - Initial page searches all volumes via Boolean logic
  - Other Searches includes Boolean and proximity searches for the author, title or citation
  - Browse by President and then use the title page or index to identify the pages you want to see
  - Pages available in image, pdf and text format
  - Although on-screen viewing is limited to page-by-page, you can add a volume to your bookbag and then download or email it to yourself
White House [http://www.whitehouse.gov/]
- Press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 2001 and updated daily
- Keyword searching only
- President Clinton's website is available through the National Archives [http://searchclinton.archives.gov/]

Legislative Branch

Publication	Definition	UMich Source	Public Access Source
Background Information	Identifies bills, keyplayers, politics of issue	Academic Universe Congressional Quarterly, 1983+ Congress Daily, 1991+ National Journal, 1977+ ProQuest	AllPolitics CRS Reports Google Uncle Sam
Bills	Proposed Legislation	Congressional Universe, 1989+ THOMAS, 1973+	THOMAS, 1973+
Hearings	Committee Testimony	Congressional Universe, 1789+ --Index, 1789+ --Full Text, 1988+	Legislative Sourcebook, 1995+ Selected full text
Committee Prints	Background Research	Congressional Universe, 1933+ --Index, 1933+ --Full Text, 1993+	Legislative Sourcebook, 1995+ Sometimes on committee web site
Committee Reports	Committee Recommendations	Congressional Universe, 1789+ --Index, 1789+ --Full Text, 1988+	GPO Access, 1995+
Congressional Record	Floor Debates	Congressional Universe, 1985+	THOMAS, 1993+,

Background
- Academic Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
  - Full text of newspapers from around the world and journal articles
  - Search Government and Political News/Legislative News
  - Sample search: china w/10 (world trade organization or most favored nation)
- Congress Daily (UMich Only) [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/congressdaily/]
  - Full text of Hill news since 1991 and updated twice daily
  - Searchable by keyword and year
  - In Inside Washington section of Congressional Universe
- CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only) [http://library2.cqpress.com/cqweekly/]
  - Full text of CQ since 1983
  - Initial page boots up to current issue
  - Separate search engines for articles and roll call votes can be limited by year
  - Paper copy in Documents Center as JK 1.C12--Ref. with older issues in Graduate Library
  - Web subscription includes CQ Researcher which provides briefing reports on public policy issues
- Google's Uncle Sam [http://www.google.com/unclesam]
  - Indexes federal government web pages with a .gov and .mil extension
  - Great for obtaining statements by members of Congress and reports of the Executive Branch
- National Journal [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/nj/index.htm]
  - Weekly periodical on government agencies; includes major legislative issues
  - Full text, 1977+,
  - Also in Graduate Library as JK 1.N28 with current issues in Documents Center--Docs.Ref.
- ProQuest [http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/proquest.html]
  - Index to over 2300 popular and scholarly journals since the mid-1980s
  - Full text of numerous journals since the 1990s
Bills
- Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
  - Indexes bills since 1989 by subject, keyword, sponsor, and date
  - Provides the full text and legislative status
  - Also includes the full text of laws and regulations in force
- THOMAS [http://thomas.loc.gov/]
  - Indexes bills since 1993 by keyword, sponsor and date
  - Provides the full text and status
Committee Publications
- Includes hearings (testimony), committee prints (research reports), reports (recommendations on bills), and documents (Executive Branch communiques). NB: primary discussion of national service occurred 1979-1993
- Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
  - Indexes published hearings (1789+), committee prints (1933+), and reports (1789+) by subject, keyword, committee, and date
  - Provides an abstract of publications
  - All publications are located in the Documents Center under their microfiche number
  - Paper copies for 1995+ are generally located in the Documents Center under their SUDOCS number (begins with Y1 or y4) with some prior to that time in Buhr Storage
  - Includes the full text of selected testimony beginning 1988
- Legislative Sourcebook (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
  - Treasures include establishing persistent links to THOMAS and GPO legislative documents and GAO reports
  - Table lists Congresses, 1789-1999, plus serial set volumes and Presidential Executive Orders
  - Excellent lists of House and Senate hearings on the web
- Key Committees
  - House Committee on Armed Services
    - Hearings from GPO
  - House Committee on Education and the Work Force
    - Previously known as Committee on Education and Labor
    - Performance, Accountability and Reforms at the Corporation for National and Community Service (April 1, 2003, 3.3M, Y4.Ed8/1: 108-11)
    - Citizen Service in the 21st Century (April 25, 2002, 1.4M, Y4 .Ed8/1:107-57)
      - Paper on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:107-60)
    - Corporation for National and Community Service (April 11, 2002, 1.9M, Y4.Ed8/1:107-57)
    - Fiscal Year 1999 Audit of the Corporation for National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:106-99)
    - Failed Promise of the Corporation for National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:106-74)
    - Hearing on the Accounting and Management Practices of the Corporation for National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:105-45)
    - Fiscal Year 1998 Audit of the Corporation for National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:106-32)
    - Hearing on the Financial Status of the Corporation for National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:104-76)
    - Hearing on Americorps (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:104-43)
    - Hearing on the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (DVSA) and the National and Community Service Act (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:103-10)
    - Hearings on H.R. 2010, National Service Trust Act of 1993 (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:103-8)
    - Hearing on H.R. 4330, The National Service Act of 1990 (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:101-121)
    - Hearing on H.R. 4330, The National Service Act of 1990 (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:101-100)
    - Hearings on the Issue of National Service (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:101-30)
    - Field Hearings on the Youth Service Corps and H.R. 717 (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.Ed8/1:101-29)
    - Voluntary National Youth Service Act (Sept. 25, 1985, Y4.Ed8/1: 99-52)
    - Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act (August 11, 1982, Y 4.Ed 8/1:C 73/20, Grad Stacks KF 27.E373 1982c)
  - House Committee on Resources
    - Youth Conservation Corps Programs (March 31, 1992, Y 4.In 8/14:102-41 - on hold at Documents Desk)
  - House Committee on Veterans Affairs
    - Effectiveness and Strategic Planning of Veterans' Employment and Training Service Program (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.V64/3:106-21)
    - Transition Assistance Program (on hold at Documents Desk, Y4.V64/3:103-50)
  - Senate Commitee on Armed Services
    - Hearings from GPO
    - Achieving America's Goals: National Service or the All-Volunteer Armed Force (Buhr Y4.Ar5/3:G53, 1977; Documents Center CIS Microfiche 1977-S202-3)
    - Selective Service and Military Compensation (Feb. 2-22, 1971, Y4.Ar5/3:Se4/3, on hold at Documents Desk UA 23 .A1 1971a)
  - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
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    - Voluntary National Service and Education Demostration Program Act (Oct. 26, 1988, Y 4.L 11.4:S.hrg. 100-920)
    - Reauthorization of the Corporation for National and Community Service (April 9, 2002, 329K, Y4.L11/4:S.HRG. 107-409)
  - Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
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University of Michigan High School Debate Institute [http://www.michigandebate.com/]
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- Excellent for obtaining U.S. policy information

Research Guides

Searchpath Research Tutorial [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/searchpath/]
- Web tutorial on finding books and journal articles as well as evaluating the web
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