One Stop Searching for Social Media from Federal Officials on ProQuest Congressional

ProQuest Congressional is fantastic for finding information regarding government documents, especially compiled legislative histories as we have written about before.   A lesser known feature of the product is the ability to search the social media of public officials. From the home page go to Social Media.  You will be able to search what members of Congress and Federal Agency officials are posting on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, and press releases.  You can search by individual or enter terms for searching. A good strategy is to use this feature in conjunction with tracking legislation or looking at what the officials were saying in the past when legislation was being considered.

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