Contemporary World Issues Research

Places to get started:

Type a keyword from your topic into these encyclopedias to get basic information.

For the Spanish language edition, click here: Escolar

World Book Encyclopedia -
For the Spanish language edition, click here: Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Places to go deeper with your research:

Biography (Gale in Context) - a great place to get information on the life of the industrial revolution figure that you are researching.

World History (Gale in Context) - a great place to get more information about the history of the Latin American country you are studying.

Social Studies Citation Guide

Open the Google Doc to see information about how to cite different types of sources.

Other places to get citation help:

OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue - information on how to cite almost anything.
zbib.org - free and simple online citation generator.
Citation Resources - the library's citation page.

Tips for Using Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Tips for Using World Book Encyclopedia Online

Tips for Using World History and Biography