Controversial Issues

Controversial Issues

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SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

	GALE'S Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
	The CQ Researcher Online The CQ Researcher Online is the award-winning choice of researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Controversial topics addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner in the CQ tradition.
	EBSCO'S Points of View: is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

SUGGESTED WEB RESOURCES

Homework Center: Social Issues--created by Multnomah County Library, this site includes many controversial issues. It is organized by a listing of mega-sites, pro and con links, and related resources (i. e. Supreme Court decisions).

Public Agenda Online--this nonpartisan page was created to, "(h)elp citizens better understand critical policy issues so they can make their own more informed and thoughtful decisions."

Hot Paper Topics--part of the O'Keefe Library at the University of Ambrose, this web page lists several topics and links to reviewed websites.

DEBATABASE -- online debate topic database--useful resource for student debaters

San Diego State University Hot Topics -- created by SDSU libraries, scroll down to the weblinks and don't miss the Hot Topics Supersites

ProCon.org -- a nonprofit, aiming for nonbiased, educational resource. Like the 1-Minute overview and Historical Timeline features.

Debatepedia -- the wikipedia of debate, sponsored by International Debate Education Association (IDEA)

Internet Public Library- Social Issues and Social Welfare
Internet Public Library - Issues and Conflicts
-- annotated and updated links to evaluated websites by topic.

Gallup - Statistics and articles based on this polling company's research.

BOOKS

Click on Library Catalog. To find books in our library type in a series listed below or your topic keywords. The library has some excellent dual-sided resources.There are many controversial issues series available at PHS and other libraries. Try searching the following:

An Impact Book At Issue Contemporary World Issues Current Controversies Hot Pro/Con Issues	Ideas in Conflict Issues in Focus Lucent Overview Opposing Viewpoints Taking Sides Twentieth Century Issues