Online Reference Sources |
| CQ Researcher ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases |
Public Agenda Online http://www.publicagenda.org
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Encyclopedias |
| Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies |
ref QH 332 C 66 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of American Activism |
ref JK 1764 D 53 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of American Social History |
ref HN 57 E 58 1993 |
| Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics |
ref BJ 63 E 44 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of Bioethics |
ref QH 332 E52 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of Ethical Legal & Policy Issues in Biotechnology |
ref TP 248.16 E 539 2000 |
| Encyclopedia
of Ethics |
ref BJ 63 E 45 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Social Issues |
ref HN 57 E 59 1997 |
Books
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The library buys books from several useful pro-con series. These books do a great job of providng sides of a controversial topic. Some of the most important series are:
| Contemporary Issues |
Opposing Viewpoints |
| Contemporary Legal Issues |
Reference Shelf |
| Contemporary World Issues |
Taking Sides |
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- Search tips
To find these pro-con books on your topic, search the Library Catalog for your subject and one of
the series names listed above.
Examples
gun control and contemporary issues
sex and opposing viewpoints
animal rights and contemporary legal issues
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| Newspaper Databases |
| Editorials written in newspapers are a rich source of opinions on controversial topics. |
| LexisNexis Academic: ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases |
| Newsstand: ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases |
| Factiva: ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases |
- Search tips
Search for articles using terms describing your issue AND the term editorial.
Examples
partial birth abortion and editorial
violence and television and editorial
foreign policy and editorial
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| Magazine and Journal Article Databases |
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