Roundup: A Look at What’s New on Congress.gov
Recently, Andrew Weber at the Law Library of Congress posted a very useful roundup of “what’s new” on the Congress.gov (U.S. Congress) research site.
Here are Few Highlights from Weber’s Post:
- Advanced Search Tools: New Field Values Available
- What are Field Values? How Can I Use Them?
- Member Bioguide Ids
“A list of all Members in our system and their unique identifier” - Committee Names and Codes
- Added to the Browse Page:
- Proximity Searching For Phrases
Many more new features, changes, and updates shared in the complete blog post.
Filed under: Journal Articles, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.