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Issues & FACTS.com ContentContent –Full-text of Issues & Controversies On File from 1995 to the present –In-depth essays giving multiple perspectives on issues in today’s society –Need a Research Topic? –Issues: Pro and Con –Issues in the Headlines –Subject Index –Table of Contents –Primary Source Documents –Editorial Cartoons –Bibliographies –Curriculum Aids –Interviews with Experts –Bill of Rights in Debate –Groups to Contact –By the Numbers –Photos, Charts, & News Maps –Newspaper Editorials –National High School Debate Topics

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–Menu access Issues in the HeadlinesIssues in the Headlines Issues: Pro and ConIssues: Pro and Con Editorial CartoonsEditorial Cartoons By the NumbersBy the Numbers Interviews with ExpertsInterviews with Experts National High School Debate TopicsNational High School Debate Topics Photos, Charts, & News MapsPhotos, Charts, & News Maps Easy Access to Information

–Comprehensive editorial hyperlinking Between related storiesBetween related stories Between stories and overviewsBetween stories and overviews Between stories and primary sourcesBetween stories and primary sources Between images and storiesBetween images and stories Easy Access to Information

Easy Navigation Search Options Text entry box Quick help Title field search option Sort option for results list Date range Search buttons

Menu Access Menus to indexes and special features

Special Features Need a Research Topic?Need a Research Topic? Complete menu of all research topics

Special Features Need a Research Topic?Need a Research Topic? Introduction to the topic Links to articles on this topic

Special Features Editorial Cartoons & QuestionsEditorial Cartoons & Questions List of the most recent editorial cartoons Complete menu of all editorial cartoons

Special Features Editorial Cartoons & QuestionsEditorial Cartoons & Questions Links to additional information Discussion questions

Article Display Story Screen Help Home (opening screen) Story subheads Story text Links to related stories and background information Framing of the issue Easy access to printing, ing, and citation Easy searching from within any article

Searching Basic and Advanced SearchingBasic and Advanced Searching Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators –AND (default) –OR –NOT Quoted or “phrase” searchesQuoted or “phrase” searches Parentheses link terms between operatorsParentheses link terms between operators Truncation (wildcard) search using *Truncation (wildcard) search using *

Searching Sorting the Results ListSorting the Results List –Set before executing the search –Relevance rank (default) –Reverse chronology – most recent stories at top (helpful for current events/background) Title Field SearchTitle Field Search –Hits have keyword in title –Boolean, keyword, or phrase searches

Searching Searching the Title FieldSearching the Title Field –Reduces the “noise” in broad searches –Keywords in titles indicate major development –Focuses some types of search (e.g., name)

Searching Too many hits?Too many hits? –Make search argument more narrow –Use “Title Search” –Restrict number of databases searched –Make use of date ranges –Avoid using “OR” – more inclusive operator than “AND” so less focused search

Easy to use for novicesEasy to use for novices –Hyperlinks can allow “one-step” searching; one hit can be the key to many stories –Hyperlinks reveal the complexity and pervasiveness of an event or issue –Searches are easy to construct and refine –The interface is consistent between databases –Search History allows user to repeat a search as is or with variations Searching

Sample Searches 1.Terrorism and “Al Qaeda” 2.Logging and forests 3.China policy 4.Energy shortage 5.Global Warming

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Issues & Controversies Tools to promote critical thinking and learningTools to promote critical thinking and learning –Town hall meeting organizer –Discussion questions & activities –Assign student interviews –Interviews with experts –Newspaper Editorials giving opposing opinions on key issues Activities

Town Hall Meeting OrganizerTown Hall Meeting Organizer Activities

Town Hall Activity Format SampleTown Hall Activity Format Sample Activities

Discussion Questions & ActivitiesDiscussion Questions & Activities

Activities Student InterviewsStudent Interviews

Activities Interviews with ExpertsInterviews with Experts

Activities Newspaper EditorialsNewspaper Editorials

Curriculum templates in multiple formatsCurriculum templates in multiple formats –MS Word 6.0 –HTML –Adobe Acrobat PDF Activities

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