Analysis and Oversight

Government Agency and Legislative Oversight

Congressional Research Reports | Proquest Congressional
Comprehensive research and analysis on all legislative and oversight issues of interest to Congress.
Government Accountability Office | Reports
Reports, testimonies, correspondence, and legal decisions and opinions on government programs and agencies.
Congressional Hearings | ProQuest Congressional
Oversight, investigative, and legislative hearings on matters relevant to government operations.

Law reviews or law journals are the primary forum for legal and policy scholarship in the U.S. academic legal community.

Legal Source This link opens in a new window
Offers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical law, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
In advanced search using the Legal > Law Reviews and Journals > Law Reviews and Journals to search law reviews in Nexis.

HeinOnline | Law Reviews and Journals
HeinOnline's search for Law Reviews and Journals.

Use these databases to find scholarly publications.

Use these databases to find newspaper publications.

America's News This link opens in a new window
Full-text U.S. newspapers, including 26 from West Virginia. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Search united states and international new sources.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Search united states and international new sources.
New York Times (Digital Edition) This link opens in a new window
Search the NYT. Requires an account creation that is free with your WVU credentials.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) This link opens in a new window
Search the WSJ. Requires an account creation that is free with your WVU credentials.
CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window
Legislative news and analysis from CQ Press, includes current information plus the full text of all articles published since 1983.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search united states and international new sources.

Find public opinion polls.

Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window
Polling question results from the US since 1935 from all of the major polling organizations.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
ICPSR -Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Social science data repository that includes multiple public opinion polls.

American National Election Studies
The ANES series is one of the premier sources for data on voting behavior and political attitudes in the post-WWII United States.