Helpful Resources in the Library Collection
Internet Sites
Periodicals
Helpful Resources in the Library Collection:
Search the Library Collection from the library's catalog located on the Library Homepage.
- CQ
Researcher
Location: Database and Article Searching page
http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/databases/index.html (click on "C")
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth
each week. It contains good background
information and excellent bibliographies.
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Opposing Viewpoints Series
Location: Check library catalog for print versions. Perform a Title search using
"Opposing Viewpoints" to get a call number/location for these resources.
Database and Article Searching page
http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/databases/index.html (click on "O")
A series of debating anthologies.
Periodicals
The databases listed below can provide citations to newspaper, magazine and scholarly/peer
review journals as well as each offers some full-text articles. Perform a search for
articles by simply entering a keyword, such as "capital punishment" into the search box in any
of the indexes listed below. If you would like to combine related keywords use the connector AND.
For example: "organic farming" AND "land use"
Journal & Magazine Indexes
- EBSCOHost
Academic Search Elite and
MasterFILE Premier would be of most help for this assignment.
Newspapers
- LexisNexis Academic
Use the "News" section. LexisNexis Academic can provide you with full text access to today's
news or glance back more than 20 years.
- Newsbank Americas Newspapers
Includes many national and local newspapers
- EBSCOhost -- Newspaper Source
Provides ssome full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.
Internet Sites
Political party websites
DISCLAIMER: The web sites listed are provided purely as a convenience and do not in any way imply an endorsement of any of the
web sites or the contents therein.
Last Update: October 9, 2008