Reference & Background
Reference & Background
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CQ Researcher
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.Find overview articles on topics such as health, social trends, politics, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. -
Points of View Reference Center
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.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. -
Credo Reference
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.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. -
World Factbook, CIA
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.Find country profiles and maps.
