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Starting Sources for Pro/Con Papers

These two library databases may contain useful resources, such as statistics, reports, and more, to support your argument.

Opposing Viewpoints
Includes essays on social issues plus statistics, reports, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides research and background information on social issues. The database contains the essays from the Opposing Viewpoints series, supplemented by statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Keywords: hot topics, current events, social issues, social trends, English 15, CAS 100, background information, general interest, contemporary issues, overviews.
CQ Researcher
Collection of reports covering political and social issues, including health, education, environment, technology, and more.

The CQ Researcher is a collection of reports covering political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Keywords: hot topics, current events, social issues, social trends, archive, English 15, CAS 100, background information, general interest, contemporary issues, overviews.

Search for Books

The CAT is the online library catalog of all books and other materials owned by the Penn State University Libraries across all campuses. Items from other campuses can be requested and sent to DuBois and held for pickup. Note: Allow 2-3 business days if you request items from another campus.

Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog)

This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.

Find Magazine, Newspaper, and Other Articles

Choose the Full Text or Linked Full Text option since you only need a few articles.
Use the Full Text or Get It! links to access an entire article.
Skip book reviews, editorials, and opinion pieces.

Remember to never pay for articles as a Penn State student!

Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
Search for articles in a variety of magazines and journals, as well as some newspapers.

Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.