Librarian
Benjamin Aldred
They/Them or He/Him
Contact:
Daley Library
801 S. Morgan St.
2-198 LIB
Chicago, IL 60607
801 S. Morgan St.
2-198 LIB
Chicago, IL 60607
(312)413-2594
National Policy Debates
- Policy CommonsPolicy Commons provides almost 2.5 million fulltext think-tank, agency, and city publications, including policy reports, administrative documents, books, project and campaign documents, working papers and discussion papers, journal articles, press releases, briefs, and brochures.
- CQ : Congressional Quarterly ResearcherProvides snapshots of current affairs. Single-themed reports are researched and written by experienced observers from a range of viewpoints. From 1923 to present.
- Congressional RecordOfficial record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress. From 1994 to present. Updated daily when Congress is in session.
- CRS Reports from CongressCRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress
- EveryCRSreport.comEveryCRSReport.com is a project of Demand Progress in collaboration with the Congressional Data Coalition — a bipartisan coalition founded by Demand Progress and the R Street Institute to promote open legislative information.
- Gov TrackGovTrack.us is an independent website tracking the status of legislation in the United States Congress and helping you participate in your national legislature. Here are some tips to get started.
City and Local Policy Debates
- Chicago City Council Proceedings (1981 - Present)The official record of each regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
- Chicago City Council Proceedings Index (1833 - 1871)Proceedings of the City Council before the Great Fire of 1871.
- Illinois ReportPublished by the Institute for Government and Public Affairs [IGPA] a program of the University of Illinois. Illinois Report is a current, nonpartisan review of critical issues facing the state of Illinois.
- Politico's Illinois PlaybookShia Kapos' must-read rundown of political news in the Land of Lincoln
- OpenStates.orgOpen States is a collection of tools that make it possible for citizens to track what is happening in their state's capitol by aggregating information from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Interest Groups and Think Tanks
- The 50 Most Influential Think Tanks in the United StatesThe institutions on this list make up the 50 most influential think tanks in the United States.
- Harvard Custom Think Tank SearchThink Tank Search searches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses. Inclusion is based upon the relevancy of subject area to HKS coursework and scholarship, the availability of the think tank’s research in full-text on the website, and the think tank’s reputation and influence upon policy making. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks.
- MapLight.orgMapLight’s online tools and research bring transparency to government data and put a spotlight on the outsize influence of money in politics so that journalists and advocacy groups can hold lawmakers accountable.
- OpenSecrets.orgNonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Followthemoney.org merged with Open Secrets.
- Wikipedia List of Think Tanks in the USThis is a list of notable think tanks in the United States.
- Influence WatchCapital Research Center conceived of this project after identifying a need for more fact-based, accurate descriptions of all of the various influencers of public policy issues. Many so-called “watchdog” groups are instead opponents of the outlets they are watching. Armed with 30-years of research and data on advocacy organizations, foundations, and donors, CRC utilizes a universe of well-trained contributors to help build the individual and organizational profiles that populate the website.
Public Opinion Resources
- Roper Center for Public Opinion ResearchProvided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present. Roper iPoll contains nearly 800,000 questions and over 23,000 datasets from both U.S. and international polling firms. Surveys cover any number of topics including, social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and much more. When available, results charts, demographic crosstabs and full datasets are provided for immediate download.
- PollingReport.comAn independent, nonpartisan resource
on trends in American public opinion - Pew Research CenterPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.