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  • CQ Researcher More Info
    The CQ Researcher explores a single hot issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.
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    Find overview articles on topics such as health, social trends, politics, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
  • Points of View Reference Center More Info
    Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database offers 255 topics, each with an overview, two opposing points of view, and critical thinking guide. The contents include 1,143 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, TV and radio news transcripts, primary source documents, reference books, and the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. Topics covered include affirmative action, cloning, AIDS, immigration, and tax cuts.
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    Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects, students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States More Info
    The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
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    One stop source for vital statistics of the United States.
  • U.S. Census & Other Statistical Sites More Info
    This is a collection of a wide variety of government-created statistical resources. Library staff have collected these links and organized them by usefulness and government agency.
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    A collection of a wide variety of government-created statistical resources.
  • Foundations in Wisconsin More Info
    Marquette University's Memorial Library annually publishes Foundations in Wisconsin: A Directory. It is the only directory of its kind which covers every active grant making foundation in the state of Wisconsin. The foundation profiles include contact information, total assets, grants paid, and areas of interest. A username & password is necessary for this database. Please contact the Reference Desk for the member login information.
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    The only directory of its kind which covers every active grant making foundation in the state of Wisconsin.
  • Credo Reference More Info
    Credo is an easy-to-use tool for research projects and homework. Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.
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    Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.
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