The CQ Researcher

Winner of the ABA Silver Gavel Award and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism

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The CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic—more than 12,000 words of text and extensive bibliographies. The CQ Researcher has been the choice of librarians for over 80 years. Each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects written by CQ's staff of experienced reporters.

The CQ Researcher online database goes back to 1991 and also affords immediate access to the newest CQ Researcher reports as they are published. Older reports are backfiled, providing a continuously growing archive. The index is available in both PDF and HTML formats.

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The CQ Researcher covers a wide range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Each report is divided into specific sections to guide research. Students can go directly to the section they need or can read the entire report. In each report you will find the following:

Abstract — A summary of the article (125 words)
Overview — A 1,200-word introduction to the issue, plus two or three detailed pro-con discussions of the hottest debates relating to the subject (about 4,000 words total)
Background — The history of the issue (up to 2,500 words)
Current Situation — The most recent events relating to the controversy (up to 1,500 words)
Outlook — Long-range projections of where the issue is headed (700 words)
Special Focus — Maps, graphs, tables, charts, and up to three related articles
Chronology — One-page timeline of the history of the topic
Pro/Con — A one-page debate, with equal coverage of the two sides.
Bibliography — Works cited in the article or consulted by the author in its production
Next Step — Additional periodical readings to support further research
Contacts — Information for contacting relevant organizations and associations
Footnotes — Annotations citing external resources used within the article

Authoritative information

Comprehensive coverage of current events as they occur.
Unbiased analysis of each topic.
Award-winning reporting. The CQ Researcher won the American Bar Association's 2002 Silver Gavel Award and the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Excellence.
Original 12,000-word report by an experienced journalist.

Valuable features

Ability to search across all text, titles, or indices, by date or by section of The CQ Researcher report.
Collection of reports dating back to 1991.
"Find a Topic" lists recent reports to give ideas for topics to research.
"How to Cite" provides helpful instruction on citing The CQ Researcher.
Color and black and white PDF versions available.
"In the News" provides updated information on topics originally covered by a CQ Researcher report.
"Coming Up" provides brief summaries of upcoming reports.
Issues are backfiled so that the archive is continuously increasing.

2009 pricing

The CQ Researcher full-service print subscription
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