Advanced User Scenario - Advanced Search form
| Who |
Susan, a librarian at City College |
| Query |
How do I find the full-text of a hearing on stem cell research that was held on May 22, 2003, before the Senate Appropriations Committee if my institution doesn’t have access to the Digital Hearings optional module? |
| Objective |
Find the full-text of a specific hearing using resources available through the LN Congressional basic subscription |
| Starting Info |
Hearing date, topic, and committee |
- Selects the Advanced Search tab from the ProQuest Congressional options for Congressional Publications searches.
- Types stem cell into the first box and leaves the default option (All Fields Except Full Text) in place.
- Types appropriations in the second box and selects Congressional Source from the drop-down list.
- Chooses Hearings as the Search Within option by clicking Clear All and then selecting the appropriate box.
- Selects Date Is as the date restriction option, selects May from the Month option drop-down list, and types in the day and the year.
- Clicks Search.
- Retrieves the record the student is looking for, provides the student with the abstract of the hearing, and then clicks the link in the DOC-TYPE segment that will take the student to the transcript of the hearing and submitted statements.
- Prints out the transcripts and submitted statements.
- Notices that the abstract references some NIH tables that might help the student; since submitted materials (other than the statements) are not available online, she explains to the student how he can use the CIS NO: 2004-S181-15 in the online record to access additional information from the published hearing that is available in the library’s microfiche collection.
Tip:
If you are looking for something from a particular committee, but aren’t sure of the precise name of the committee, click the Index Terms link. Next, select the Issuing Source tab and choose Congressional Committees from the drop-down list. You will then be able to search for the name of a committee using whatever information you already have.
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