Non-scholarly, Popular Press Sources

Issues and Controversies (Facts on File) (1995 - present)

Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news. Chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies, and contact information augment the coverage of current and historical events.

Opposing Viewpoints

Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues, such as world food supply, genetic engineering, and terrorism. Opposing Viewpoints In Context brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,800 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites.

CQ Researcher (1923 - present)

Full text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics, bioethics, environment and society. A good starting point for research. Includes summaries and bibliographies.

Omnifile Full Text Mega (1982 - present)

An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences.

Academic Search Complete (1887 - present)

Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines. Contains nearly 12,000 publications, including more than 6,300 peer-reviewed publications. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.

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