Factiva is a full text source of global news and business information, major daily newspapers, newswires, academic and trade journals, magazines, transcripts of media programs, web sites, images. Covers multiple-language content of 9,000 sources from 152 countries in 22 languages. Background and financial information is also available on 25,000 publically traded companies and along with market data on equities, funds, and indices. Search the full-text of the Wall Street Journal and other general, business and trade magazines and newspapers. Limited to 7 simultaneous users.

The Libraries subscribe to an array of materials published by National Journal. You will find a list of databases including National Journal online, CongressDaily, The Hotline, Technology Daily, Almanac of American Politics . This source offers another perspective not necessarily found in other news sources. Take a look and let us know what you think.

The Gallup Brain is a searchable database providing a record of more than 70 years of public opinion information. The Gallup Brain provides full-text answers to more than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. This poll database also houses current Gallup Poll News Service articles that feature the latest in-depth poll analyses and replicas of news stories and press releases linked to the surveys.

The Gallup organization is a trusted source of polling data for elections and lots of other topics too. This web interface is easy to use, especially if you want track an issue over a period of years.

Wondering where to look for a comprehensive, accurate and non-partisan resource to learn about events of current interest? Look no further. Each year Congressional Quarterly produces about 45 CQ Researcher reports that are a great place to start when you want to research a current topic such media accuracy in politics or human rights in China. Click here to find a list of the most recent reports. And best of all - if you are a U of MN student, staff or faculty you can access all reports through the Libraries subscription!

We hope you find this resource useful - send Wilson Reference an email with your comments - wilsref@umn.edu