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Congressional Papers & United States Serial Set

This database is only available from any Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh location.

There are five databases you can search, all using the same search page or interface. Use advanced search to limit it to only one database.
Includes the following:

  • Congressional Publications
  • Congressional Hearings, 1824 – 1979
  • Congressional Research Digital Collection
  • United States Serial Set
  • United States Serial Set Maps
This resource can only be viewed on site

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Conference Board

This resource is only available from CLP – Main (Oakland).  Please contact CLP – Main (412.622.3114) to request a search.

Business insights from this global, independent business membership and research association, with reports covering current issues that include diversity & inclusion, communications & marketing, innovation & productivity, sustainability, corporate governance, and much more.

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Capital Changes (ADR/CCH/Global Capital Changes)

This resource is only available from CLP – Main (Oakland). Please contact CLP – Main (412.622.3114) to request a search.

Access the capital changes of corporations. CCH reports provides facts and figures needed to compute a security holder’s gain or loss from capital changes.

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Business Source Elite

Full-text articles from top business, management and economics journals and periodicals including Harvard Business Review. These publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more.

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Britannica School Elementary

Britannica School Elementary is a comprehensive source of information for pre-K to grade 5. It includes encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. There is a Britannica Fundamentals section for children Pre-K through grade 2. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., that allows young learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics.

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BookFLIX

Watch videos and read books about Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places, ABC’s and 1, 2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, and more. Enjoy read aloud with words highlighting and interactive games. Some films and books are available in Spanish too!

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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources

The Black Freedom Struggle resource features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. By centering on the experiences and perspectives of African Americans, it is hoped that this collection imbues the study of Black history with a deeper understanding of the humanity of people who have pursued the quest for freedom, and the significance of movements like Black Lives Matter.

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