1. LexisNexis® Congressional Digital Collections

2. Congress as a source of humor….
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself.” -- Mark Twain
“With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke.”-- Will Rogers
If "CON" is the opposite of "PRO,” what is the opposite of PROGRESS? -- Anonymous

3. Research value
Congress studies everything that has to do with life in America, today and in the past – from computer chips to buggy whips
From a research and curriculum perspective -- Agriculture to Zoology
From a functional perspective -- indexing and abstracting helps both the novice and experienced researcher user find all relevant and related material

4. Today’s agenda Discuss our vision Discuss the content Our value add
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5. Our vision
To give researchers the power to quickly and easily retrieve a variety of full-text, complementary, Congressional information sources through one interface using a single search

6. What does the vision provide users?
Collections are housed within LexisNexis Congressional to allow search and retrieval with other complementary sources
Search collections, individual document types, or all available material
Controlled vocabulary indexing
Original documents are viewable as PDF images
Search full-text (OCR-generated ASCII text) and indexed fields
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7. “CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes
All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

8. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

9. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
Congressional Serial Set
1789 to date
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

10. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
CRS Reports
1916 to date
Congressional Serial Set
1789 to date
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

11. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
CRS Reports
1916 to date
Committee Prints
1830 to date
Congressional Serial Set
1789 to date
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

12. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
Hearings
1824 to date
CRS Reports
1916 to date
Committee Prints
1830 to date
Congressional Serial Set
1789 to date
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

13. All Congressional Publications Under One Roof
Hearings
1824 to date
Congressional Record
1789 to 1997
CRS Reports
1916 to date
Committee Prints
1830 to date
Congressional Serial Set
1789 to date
Legislative Histories
1969 to date
“CIS INDEX” & Other Supplementary Historic Indexes

14. Indexing is the “wire in the wall”
Full text
Abstract full text
Author
Document number
Issuing agency or committee
Controlled subject
Witness name and affiliation
SuDoc number
Title
Bill number
Public Law
Statutes at Large citations

15. Built on a Solid Foundation
Quality A&I and acquisitions/collection development with over 35 years of experience
LexisNexis 24/7 user support for technical issues
Durable URLs are available for all digital collections
MARC records are available for all digital collections
Both the PDF documents and the user interface are ADA 508 compliant.
Extensive help text that explains content and searching
In discussions with Summon, NELLCO, and OCLC