ProQuest Congressional is a great resource for finding
information regarding government documents. But did you know that there is a way to search social media
platforms? From the basic
search page, select Social Media. It
says, “Find out what Members and Federal agencies are posting on Twitter,
Facebook, and YouTube.” The search
includes Twitter, press releases, Facebook, weblogs, and videos. You can specify which members of Congress you
want to search. You can also enter
search terms.
For example, have you ever wanted to know which of your
Congress members are posting about coffee? I ran a search for coffee OR latte and got 2520 results. If you select a result, it tells you the
topic, the member of congress, the date, and it provides a link to the original
source.
So now you know that when you are tracking pending
legislation, you can check social media as well!
Posted by Allison Symulevich on Wed. March 8, 2017 11:13 AM
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