Controversial Issues 

"Freedom to speak...can be maintained only 
by promoting debate." (Walter Lippman, 1955)

In REFERENCE:

• Specialized Encyclopedias, Manuals, Handbooks, Dictionaries
• Statistical Sources

In CIRCULATION:

Use the Online Catalog to look for books, videos, and tape cassettes.

Look under title for the following series:

• Opposing Viewpoints
• Reference Shelf
• Current Controversies
• At Issue
• Issues on Trial

In Periodicals:

• CQ Researcher
• Issues and Controversies on File

Online Databases:

Use the Online Databases to find articles from newspapers, magazines and journals. Look under the topic "Controversial issues"

• Opposing Viewpoints(online version of the book series) Academic OneFile
• C.Q. Researcher (online version of the magazine)
• SIRS Researcher

Look also unde "General Interest" databases, such as:

• Health Reference Center
• Academic Search Complete
• Topic Search

World Wide Web:

• Go to V.V. Library Home Page. Click on the link Open Web."
• Look for the links "Hot- Current Paper Topics" and "Research and Writing Tips."
• Scroll down for statistics.

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