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(CQ Press) Analysis of current and controversial issues of the day.
(Facts on File News Services) Controversial topics studied in-depth, pro & con.
(Thomson Gale) An electronic version of the books which take a topic and look at both sides of an issue plus links to full-text articles in magazines and newspapers.
ProQuest Newspapers (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest) Full text of Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post with 20+ years of coverage.
Current Events Sources - LSC-CyFair
- Online News Hour (from PBS focuses on the latest news stories under broad topics)
- Old Dominion Libraries Idea Generator (topic ideas under broad categories such as education, health sciences, etc.)
- Go Behind the News Blog (stories in the news that have background information in LSC-CyFair Library)
See also: CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints, and Issues & Controversies listed in the next section.
NOTE:
Titles with below = Lone Star College System college users access off campus with valid college ID/library card number
Titles with
below = Lone Star College System college users access off campus with valid college ID/library card number Titles marked as free web = access without a library card
All other titles = off campus by HCPL & Lone Star College System library card holders
(EBSCO) Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers on a variety of topics.
(CQ Press) Analysis of current and controversial issues of the day.
Google News - free web
(Google.com) Search/view news articles from the last 30 days from 4500 plus news sources.
(Gale) Search a collection of more than 33.5 million full-text articles from over 1,000 newspapers, including The Houston Chronicle.
Issues & Controversies
Issues & Controversies
(Facts on File News Services) Controversial topics studied in-depth, pro & con.
MasterFILE Premier
(EBSCO) Full-text articles from magazines & journals, and other sources including pamphlets, books, biographies, reports, etc.
(EBSCO) Full-text articles from magazines & journals, and other sources including pamphlets, books, biographies, reports, etc.
(Thomson Gale) An electronic version of the books which take a topic and look at both sides of an issue plus links to full-text articles in magazines and newspapers.ProQuest Newspapers (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest) Full text of Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post with 20+ years of coverage.
Books, Videos, Etc.
Search for library materials in the:
eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
NOTE: Request items online from library catalog with a Harris County Public Library Card or Lone Star College–CyFair Photo ID/Library Card. See instructions on getting a library card.
Select the "series keyword" option to search for current issues books in the following series from the library catalog.- Contemporary World Issues
- Current Controversies
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Taking Sides Clashing Views on Controversial Issues
Selected Web Sites
Topic Discussions
- Best Information on the Net - Hot Paper Topics (compilation of Internet sites on several current topics from reference librarians at St. Ambrose University)
- Brookings Institution Topics (from the independent, nonprofit public policy research organization covers international political and social topics)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports prepared by the Library of Congress (browse and/or search for topics)
- Natural resources and ecological issues sponsored by The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
- Terrorism, national security, foreign policy issues sponsored by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
- International and domestic issues from the U.S. Department of State
- Frontline (PBS program offers in-depth discussion on controversial issues in their current programs or previous reports)
- Issue Organizations (from Project Vote Smart, a national, non-partisan organization that provides citizens political issues information includes links to various organizations
- The National Academies News Archive (press releases and links to full reports from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council) See also Science in the Headlines and its archive of topics.
- Online NewsHour - Recent Programs (PBS program transcripts of discussions on current issues) See also the NewsHour Index with the latest news and collections of transcripts by subject.
- Public Agenda Online: Public Opinion and Public Policy (from Public Agenda, "a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization" includes discussion of political and social issues)
- Harris County, Texas QuickFacts (Census Bureau)
- Houston Police Neighborhood Crime Statistics - provides monthly statistics by police beat in geographical areas
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - from the U.S. Census provides numbers in such areas as health, employment, law, and population
- Statistics and Demographics - from the University of Texas Libraries
Public Opinion Polls
- The Gallup Poll - In Depth: Topics A to Z - from the Gallup Organization provides responses to their questions, organized by subject
- Houston Area Survey - Survey Topics and Data - from the Center for Public Policy at the University of Houston and Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Rice University Sociology Professor
- Pew Research Center - Research Topics Index - from a nonpartisan "fact tank" that gathers information in areas such as religion, immigration, Internet, and the environment.
Citation Help
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