Gather basic facts, terminology and background information from Credo's reference collection which includes specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries and atlases.The mind map feature can help you find keywords for your research.
Featuring a dynamic design and a wealth of features, Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
A good starting place when researching controversial topics or writing an opinion paper. Has hundreds of topics, each with an overview, point, counterpoint and critical thinking guide.
Presents sourced pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled.
A free, open access collection of research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Our World in Data publishes interactive data visualizations and summaries of the work of a global community of scholars to provide a comprehensive perspective on global living conditions and the earth’s environment.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.
Part of ProQuest Newsstand. Local, regional, national, and international newspapers, including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal. Can also be searched via ProQuest Central.
Current (updated daily) and archived news content from more than 12,700 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories. Includes the NH Union Leader and special collections. You can limit your search by location or try a topic search.
Includes national, international and regional newspapers, as well as television and radio transcripts including CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, and NPR.
This page from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia shows how to use mind mapping first to brainstorm topics and then to organize your thoughts and outline your paper.
