Current Issues

• CQ Researcher - available off campus with a borrower card number
  NOTE: To browse subjects, click on Browse by Topic on the left side of the screen.
• Issues and Controversies on File -
  (a part of the Facts.com database available on or off-campus)
  NOTE: To browse subjects, click on Indexes under the Menu Access on the left side of the screen.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - available on or off campus.
• 10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, and Reports - REF LB1047.3 .L35 @ 3rd Floor Reference Desk
• Hot Topics: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Fifty Major Controversies . . . - REF HN59.2 .S7 @ 3rd Floor Reference Desk

For specialized research topics, consult a librarian for resources that include your subject area.

Example:
PRIMARY SUBJECT: binge drinking OR college students, alcohol
KEY WORDS: binge drinking, college students, ban, alcohol
RELATED WORDS: campus, hazing, fraternities

NOTE: Check for additional books on your topic that may be available through netLibrary (requires free registration to view books). Available on or off-campus.

ProQuest - available off-campus with a borrower card number. 
Enter key words for your topic separated by "and"
Example: college and students and alcohol

Facts.com - available on or off-campus computers..
First select both of the following search screen options:
search only Issues and Controversies
sort results list by relevance ranking
Enter your main topic as a phrase in quotes
Example: "binge drinking"
Or enter search with spaces between key words
Example: college students alcohol
OPTION: You may also click other search check boxes to find news updates from Facts on File and other news sources.

Academic Search Complete via EBSCOhost - available off-campus with a borrower card number.
Enter key words for your topic separated by "and"
Example: laws and computer crime

Houston Chronicle (via ProQuest) - (includes articles from 1986-present) available on or off-campus.
Enter key words for your topic separated by "and"
Example: Harris County and sheriffs

NOTE: Search one of the other periodical databases available via the current topics database list to locate other articles on your topic. Also search for your topic in back issues of selected magazines on the Web or through our Periodical Holdings List.

Ixquick metasearch engine
Enter words separated by spaces (searches 12 different search engines simultaneously)
For search instructions, check the Ixquick help page.

AlltheWeb.com News news search engine
Put "+" before words that must be included in results (e.g., +children +guns)
Put phrases in quotation marks (e.g., +children "air bags")

Other Search Engines such as U.S. Government Search or Texas Government Search can be found on the Search Engine page.

NOTE: The library's Controversial Topics Resource Guide and specific controversial topics Web pages feature selected Web sites on current issues. Also find statistics on the Web.

Books, television programs, Web pages, and friends don't always provide 100% factual information. Right? Review information sources for reliability, purpose, balance, currency, and coverage using the questions provided on the Evaluating Information Checklist Guidelines and/or Evaluating Information Checklist.

• Bartleby.com Reference (includes dictionary, encyclopedia, thesauri, quotation collections, word usage, etc.)
• Elements of Style (classic composition guide)
• Information Please (includes almanac, dictionary, & encyclopedia)
• Writer's Handbook - from the The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center (includes grammar & style information)

If you need additional help, please feel free to contact a librarian during open hours.

Or call us at: 281-618-5707. Our email is nhc.libweb@LoneStar.edu