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ENGL 151 & 152--Dixon: Report Databases

by Cindy L. Yonovich

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--ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES

Searching--
  • Browse issues three ways--
    • Issues by Subject (note category Science, Technology, and Computers)
    • All Issues A-Z
    • Enter search terms in top box
  • Click on a topic
    • Scroll down & browse the reports
    • Click on the title to open it
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Print an article with the citation--
  • Click on the PAGE TOOLS icon (top of the page)
    • Select Print with MLA Citation option
    • Print the article
  • You can also download the citation to a PDF
    • Click on the Download icon
    • Select Download with MLA Citation
    • Click on Print

 

REPORT DATABASES--OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT

Searching--
Browse issues three ways:
  • Click on Browse Issues link
  • Enter search terms in top box

 

--OR--

 

  • Browse categories
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Click on a topic--
  • Read the OVERVIEW article
  • 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 the tools box
    • The article will open in a new window
    • Print from the new window
  • Click on Citation Tools to build your citation
    • Click on MLA and Download
    • Click on Save (bottom box)
    • Click on Open (bottom box)
    • Print the citation

 

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