Current Events
Research Pathfinder
Use the following to help find resources for Current Events
GMC Gale Databases
Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
GMC SIRS Databases
To find information on current social issues with viewpoints or trending topics in the news, use
Proquest: SIRS Issues Researcher
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=74104
Online News Sources
Take a look at the Media Bias Chart. This chart can help you identify media outlet perspectives.
CPL Databases
Use the Chesapeake Public Library to access newspapers, encyclopedias, magazines, primary sources, and more.
You must use your student id number as the library card number and your birthday as a PIN number (example: Sept. 23= 0923)
Explora
Search the online encyclopedia that pulls together books and articles from academic journals, magazines and more.
America's Newspapers
Search full-text articles from local and national newspapers and news magazines.
MasterFILE Complete
Search more than 1,000 reference books, over 160,000 primary source documents and an image collection of over 500,000 photos, maps and flags.
Virginian Pilot
Read the daily local newspaper exactly like the one delivered to your door. Gain quick access to articles published in the Virginian Pilot. Covers 1990 through present.
GMC WORLDBOOK ONLINE
To find general encyclopedic information on any topic, event, or person use
https://www.worldbookonline.com/
There are various databases for Worldbook Online:
World Book Student:https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/home
WB Student is packed with such research tools as Citation Builder, How to Do Research, Compare Places, Interactive Maps, and the World Book Atlas to help students get the most out of their research experience. World Book editors more fully explain current events in Behind the Headlines.
World Book Advanced:https://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/home
A powerful reference tool that includes all the same effective research tools as Student, plus provides users with access to primary sources, historical documents, and multimedia directly from each encyclopedia article.
GMC Print Source
Use the Destiny Discover, to search for a book on your topic or event.
Log in with your student id number and birthday password: ddmonyy! Ex: Sept. 08, 2006 is 08sep06!
Type the topic or event in the search box.
Select a book on the event or topic and place the book on hold for pick up