Social+Issues

To access the databases from home, go the the Destiny home page, click on First Colonial HS on the right, and use the links on the right-hand column. Usernames and passwords for the databases are available on the links.

Use the following resources to find information:
 * __Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context Select a topic from the subject list (use "View All" to expland each category's topics list), or search for your topic by subject or (if that fails) keyword. Scroll down, and click "View All..." to choose from the following types of articles: viewpoints (pro/con), reference (factual), news, academic journals, statistics, and magazines. You'll find selected web sites, videos, images, and audio files too. They give you the citations! __


 * SIRS Select a topic from the subject list, or search for your topic by subject or (if that fails) keyword. In the "Topic Overview" box on the left, click on the "more..." link. Under the "Pro/Con Issues" heading, select a sub-topic of interest to you. Then, use the articles listed under the "Yes and "No" headings in the middle of the page, or scroll down for many more articles to browse. Limit your results by clicking on the links on the left to magazine, newspaper, viewpoints (pro/con), and reference (factual), and selected web sites. Click on the "Graphics / Media" link on the left for pictures. Citations are given to you!


 * Gale's Global Issues in Context Click on "Browse Topics and Regions," and select a topic, or conduct a search. Then it works the same as Opposing Viewpoints (above). They give you the citations!


 * ABC-Clio: Issues Click on "Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society." Click on "Explore an Issue," and select one, or conduct a search. Read the Overview article in the center, and use the links on the left for additional articles. They give you the citations!


 * Pro v. Con set of books - Use the index at the back of volume 24 to determine the volume that includes your topic, and u se the Table of Contents in the correct volume to determine if there is a viewpoint article that you can use.


 * Other Books - Conduct a subject or keywork search in the library's book catalog in Destiny to find books of interest to you. Write down the call number of each so that you can find them in the stacks.

The databases (listed above) offer a lot of images. Use the following resource to find additional pictures: Creative Commons

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