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Research - Topic Guides - Controversial Topics
Helpful Resources in the Library Collection
Internet Sites
Periodicals
Resources for Citing Papers
Helpful Resources in
the Library Collection:
Search the Library Collection from the library's
catalog located on the Library Homepage.
- CQ
Researcher
Location: Current/Bound
Periodical Collectionp>
Database and Article Searching page
http://library.uncwil.edu/Databases.html (click on "C")
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth
each week. It contains good background
information and excellent bibliographies.
- Editorials on File
Location: Reference Collection
D839 .E3
A periodical collection of editorials collected from newspapers all over the country.
The library has this source for 1992-2002.
- Facts on File
Location: Ready Reference D410 .F3
News digest that summarizes current U.S. and world magazines and newspaper reports. Subject
and name indexes are included.
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Opposing Viewpoints Series Unnumbered
Location: Check library catalog for various locations
Database and Article Searching page
http://library.uncwil.edu/Databases.html (click on "O")
A series of debating anthologies. Perform a Title search in the Library Catalog using
"Opposing Viewpoints" to get a call number/location
for these resources.
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Reference Shelf
Location: Check library catalog for various locations
Collections of articles printed from periodicals. Perform a Title search in the Library Catalog using "Reference Shelf" or click the above
"hot linked" title to get a call number/location for these resources.
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News and Opinion
Magazines
Location:
Current/Bound Periodical Collection
Database and Article Searching page
http://library.uncwil.edu/Databases.html (click on EBSCOHost or
InfoTrac OneFile to search by title)
Periodicals
The databases listed below can provide citations to newspaper, magazine and scholarly/peer
review journals as well as each offers some full-text articles. Perform a subject search for
articles by simply entering a keyword, such as "capital punishment" into the search box in any
of the indexes listed below. If you would like to combine related key-terms use the connector AND.
For example: "capital punishment" AND "gas chambers"
Journal & Magazine Indexes
Host
MasterFILE Premier, Academic Search Elite indexes would be of most help
for this assignment.
InfoTrac Onefile
Newspapers
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Use the "News" section. Lexis Nexis can provide you with full text access to today's
news or glance back more than 20 years.
ProQuest Newspapers
Includes the "North Carolina Newsstand", "South Carolina Newsstand", The New
York Times,
and the Wall Street Journal.
EBSCOhost -- Newspaper Source
Provides selected full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.
Internet Sites
POLITICAL PARTY INTERNET SITES
PARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS INTERNET SITES
DISCLAIMER: The web sites listed are provided purely as a convenience and do not in any way imply an endorsement of any of the
web sites or the contents therein.
Helpful Links
http://library.uncwil.edu/offcampus.html
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Listing of some Internet Search
Engines [http://library.uncwil.edu/searcheng.html]
Last Update: December 20, 2005