Library Lesson & Research Databases - 23-24 - English 9: Argumentative Essay Research - Robinson Secondary Library at Robinson Secondary School

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Select the databases, linked in the table below, to conduct research for your topic of interest; for access to library databases at home, use the Database Passwords.

Debatable Issues

The databases below will enable you to learn about different issues. Please note: These databases include information that may represent bias or a variety of perspectives.

SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
SIRS Issues Researcher is an editorially curated pro/con database designed for middle and high school students, university undergraduates, instructors, and librarians. Leading Issues pages provide a framework for understanding and analyzing over 360 complex social issues with overviews, essential questions, viewpoints, and editorially selected primary and secondary sources. All content is 100% full-text and selected from authoritative magazines, newspapers, photographs, books, statistics, infographics, websites, and more.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on global issues and current events. Features Issue and Country Portals that bring together a variety of sources for analysis. Includes multimedia sources such as podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society This link opens in a new window

News and Current Events

Use the databases linked below to investigate news outlets and current events. You may want to use the filters to help narrow the resources to match your interests.

News (Gale Onefile) This link opens in a new window
Major U.S. and international newspapers; search for full text articles by title, headline, date, newspaper section, etc. A one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.
World News Digest This link opens in a new window
News articles; 1940 – present; explains historical context of current events. Browse by topic, event, country, or person. Includes: historical video footage (filter by decade); key events by decade; primary source documents; editorials from around the world, editorial cartoons with questions, and This Day in History.

23-24 - English 9: Argumentative Essay Research : Library Lesson & Research Databases

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