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GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT Designed by information professionals and subject experts to support global awareness and the development of critical thinking and information literacy skills, Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand todays world issues from a global perspective.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an online resource covering today's social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
SIRS DISCOVERER SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive. Discoverer helps students develop their research, writing, language, and computer skills. Only the best, most unique, and most relevant resources are selected for SIRS Discoverer.
SIRS ISSUES RESEARCHER Contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications.
STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT This next-generation portal reaches out to learners with a Web-like user experience, which intuitively conveys needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
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InfoTrac Newstand This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over fifty national and international newspapers.
Teen Health & Wellness
Teen Health & Wellness Provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
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ProCon.org ProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. We research issues that are controversial and important, and we present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format.
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CQ RESEARCHER ONLINE The CQ Researcher is your #1 source for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. CQ Researcher is used by students, teachers, librarians, journalists, and more, who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic.
GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT Designed by information professionals and subject experts to support global awareness and the development of critical thinking and information literacy skills, Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand todays world issues from a global perspective.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an online resource covering today's social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
SIRS DISCOVERER SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive. Discoverer helps students develop their research, writing, language, and computer skills. Only the best, most unique, and most relevant resources are selected for SIRS Discoverer.
SIRS ISSUES RESEARCHER Contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications.
STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT This next-generation portal reaches out to learners with a Web-like user experience, which intuitively conveys needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
Newspapers
InfoTrac Newstand This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over fifty national and international newspapers.
Teen Health & Wellness
Teen Health & Wellness Provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
Websites
ProCon.org ProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. We research issues that are controversial and important, and we present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format.
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