MCCC Library Guides: ENGL 151--English Composition I / Winter 2021: Report Databases

REPORT DATABASES--FOR BACKGROUND & OVERVIEW TO HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC

Report databases--

Provide concise, up-to-date documents for researchers
Explore and analyze hundreds of hot topics
- Politics, government, foreign policy, race, rights
- Business, crime, law,
- Energy, education, health, family, & science
- Society and culture
Are noted for their in-depth, unbiased coverage

REPORT DATABASES

Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO, via MeL) This link opens in a new window
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Explore multiple sides of current issues of high interest. Find selected points-of-view articles, magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, primary source documents and more. A good place to pick a topic for an assignment and get started.
- Points of View Reference Center -- Tutorial (from EBSCO)
- How to Create and Manage a MyEBSCO Account (from EBSCO)

Find an issue several ways:

Browse IN THE NEWS
BROWSE BY CATEGORY
Click on SHOW ALL for A-Z list
Use BASIC SEARCH box

View Articles--Printing/Saving & Citation Building

Click on the PDF link for full text with pictures, etc.
- Review the article
- Print/Save or Email the article
Use RELATED INFORMATION BOX
- Find pro/con in Points of View
- Use other formats for info
Print citation
- Click Print icon in Tools Box
- Click middle radial button
- Select either MLA or APA in drop down
- Click Print to build the citation
- Print or Save the citation, keep it with the article
- Edit as needed for MLA / APA guidelines

**Use the Source Types to develop your topic**

Points of View provides pro/con aspects
Magazines & Newspapers provide current info
Books & Biographies provide background info
Primary Sources provide immediate, first-hand accounts
Academic Journals provide scholarly info

Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context (Gale, via MeL) This link opens in a new window
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Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Includes updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

Searching--

Browse issues three ways:

Click on Browse Issues link
Browse categories
Enter search terms in top box

Click on a topic:

Note the On This Page list
Scroll down to locate articles
Click on articles of interest

Articles--printing and citation building:

Click on DOWNLOAD in TOOLS BOX
- The article will open in a new window
- Print or Save article from the new window
Click on CITE
- Click on MLA or APA
- Click on SELECT
- Copy & paste to Word or Notepad
- Print or Save the citation

CQ Researcher (Sage) This link opens in a new window
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In-depth reports on major issues of current interest. Articles include overview, historical background, pro/con points of view, resources for additional research, and more. A good starting point to choose a topic for your assignment.
- How to Use CQ Researcher Features - Search, Browse, Print, Save (from CQ Press)
- CQ Researcher - How to Cite (from CQ Press)

**Searching CQ Researcher--TWO WAYS TO SEARCH**

#1--Click on BROWSE TOPICS

Click on TOPIC
Browse articles

#2--Use the Quick Search box

Enter keywords in the Search box
Click on Search

**Results for CQ Researcher--**

Look for the most recent article on your topic
Click on the title link to see the article
Note--more than one article may prove helpful

**Articles & Citations for CQ Researcher--**

Use the TOOLS BOX to PRINT, SAVE or E-MAIL the article as needed
Click on CiteNow! to print or save the citation
- APA is the default
- Click on MLA to change the citation format if necessary
- Print or save the citation page, keep it with your Works Cited

ENGL 151--English Composition I / Winter 2021

REPORT DATABASES--FOR BACKGROUND & OVERVIEW TO HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC

Report databases--

Provide concise, up-to-date documents for researchers

Explore and analyze hundreds of hot topics

Politics, government, foreign policy, race, rights

Business, crime, law,

Energy, education, health, family, & science

Society and culture

Are noted for their in-depth, unbiased coverage

REPORT DATABASES

Find an issue several ways:

Browse IN THE NEWS

BROWSE BY CATEGORY

Click on SHOW ALL for A-Z list

Use BASIC SEARCH box

View Articles--Printing/Saving & Citation Building

Click on the PDF link for full text with pictures, etc.

Review the article

Print/Save or Email the article

Use RELATED INFORMATION BOX

Find pro/con in Points of View

Use other formats for info

Print citation

Click Print icon in Tools Box

Click middle radial button

Select either MLA or APA in drop down

Click Print to build the citation

Print or Save the citation, keep it with the article

Edit as needed for MLA / APA guidelines

Use the Source Types to develop your topic

Points of View provides pro/con aspects

Magazines & Newspapers provide current info

Books & Biographies provide background info

Primary Sources provide immediate, first-hand accounts

Academic Journals provide scholarly info

Searching--

Browse issues three ways:

Click on Browse Issues link

Browse categories

Enter search terms in top box

Click on a topic:

Note the On This Page list

Scroll down to locate articles

Click on articles of interest

Articles--printing and citation building:

Click on DOWNLOAD in TOOLS BOX

The article will open in a new window

Print or Save article from the new window

Click on CITE

Click on MLA or APA

Click on SELECT

Copy & paste to Word or Notepad

Print or Save the citation

Searching CQ Researcher--TWO WAYS TO SEARCH

#1--Click on BROWSE TOPICS

Click on TOPIC

Browse articles

#2--Use the Quick Search box

Enter keywords in the Search box

Click on Search

Results for CQ Researcher--

Look for the most recent article on your topic

Click on the title link to see the article

Note--more than one article may prove helpful

Articles & Citations for CQ Researcher--

Use the TOOLS BOX to PRINT, SAVE or E-MAIL the article as needed

Click on CiteNow! to print or save the citation

APA is the default

Click on MLA to change the citation format if necessary

Print or save the citation page, keep it with your Works Cited

**Use the Source Types to develop your topic**

**Searching CQ Researcher--TWO WAYS TO SEARCH**

**Results for CQ Researcher--**

**Articles & Citations for CQ Researcher--**