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SIRS Social Issue Researcher
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Use SIRS Issues Researcher to locate articles about controversial issues selected from newspapers, magazines, journals, and government publications. It features information about a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, and political issues from around the world.
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Gale Opposing Viewpoints
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Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Social Media Resources at the WLHS Library
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Academic Search Premiere
Multidisciplinary full-text database of academic journals for scholarly research. For college-level and adult researchers.
MasterFile Complete
Popular full-text magazines, reference books and other sources from the world's leading publishers.
Explora for Everyone
Search interface for EBSCO's general information resources for the general public.
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Evaluate your sources!
Currency:
When was the information published? Has it been updated? Are links functional? Do other sources still cite this work?
Relevance:
Does the information relate to your topic? Does it answer your driving question? Who is the intended audience? Is the information at an appropriate level for you?
Authority:
Who is the author/publisher/sponsor? What are the author's qualifications? Was the study paid for by someone with a conflict of interest? What does the URL or publisher reveal?
Accuracy:
Is the information supported by evidence? Are there other sources that confirm, deny, or question the results? Does the language seem biased, or designed to make you feel a certain way?
Purpose:
Why did the author/publisher create this work? Are these intentions made clear? Is the information fact? Opinion? Review? Propaganda?
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