PUBLIC POLICY PROJECT
You will use the Inquiry Cycle throughout your project. Keep in mind that it's a cycle - not a straight line - so you'll have to go back to certain steps and rethink or redo them.
GLOBAL GOALS WEBSITE
IN 2015, WORLD LEADERS AGREED TO 17 GLOBAL GOALS.
Seven years on, we have made progress, but there is still work to be done, and the Goals are more important than ever. The climate crisis. Ensuring no one goes hungry. Human rights abuses. Extreme poverty. Problems of this scale can be overwhelming, but the Global Goals(also known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) are the solution to tackling them.
Databases
Use the library databases to locate reliable resources about your topic.
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
CQ Researcher contains in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, and many other topics.
Gale in Context High School Offers a selection of overviews, primary sources, videos and images.
Search through the Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Maine Times, Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal.
US Newsstream enables users to search current U.S. news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s.
Extensive peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
A selection of the most popular Gale reference e-books. Video tutorial from Niche Academy.
A one-stop source for news and magazine articles on a wide range of topics.
Newspapers
Check out the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News for local news articles that relate to your topic/policy.
Useful Links
How to Use the Library Databases
Digital Maine Library and Opposing Viewpoints
CQ Researcher
US Newsstream Newspapers