Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room

Publication Date: September 2001

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Education

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Congressional staff and interns seeking quick facts, information, Congressional Research Service publications, and reference and research assistance may come in person to CRS facilities located in Library of Congress and in House and Senate office buildings. These include the Senate, Longworth, and Rayburn Research Centers, the La Follette Congressional Reading Room (LCRR), and the CRS Publications Distribution Center. The LCRR and research centers make available CRS products, access to Internet and online sources (including the CRS Web site and the Legislative Information Service), magazine and newspaper collections and indexing tools, a variety of standard reference books, and legislative and public policy materials useful to congressional offices. Staff and intern user self-service is welcomed, with guidance provided as needed by CRS reference staff.

This report describes types of CRS products and a selection of the most frequently used printed and online reference sources available in the reading room and research centers for use by congressional staff. These deal with legislation and public policy; bills, congressional documents, laws, and regulations; Congress, elections, and politics; the federal government; directories of organizations, associations, corporations, state agencies, educational institutions, and the media; biographical information; data on foreign countries and international affairs; quick facts and statistics; and special collections such as quotations.

This report will be updated for each Congress.