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LIBRARY RESOURCES• Opposing Viewpoints Database• Great place for news and analysis of current events• Argues both sides of the event (Don’t read until you have a

foundation)• Communications & Mass Media Complete

• Jstor

• CQ Weekly

GAIN A FOUNDATION• Search for general information and gain a foundation of

knowledge.

• Wikipedia (Don’t Cite-Glean & chase footnotes)

• Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition (AVL)

• OneSearch• Research starter

• Government Documents • USA.gov• FDsys• CIA.gov• Congress.gov (primary legislation & arguments from policy makers)

ANALYZE & GATHER

• Once informed access articles that analyze the event from different perspectives.

• New York Times, Washington Post, and more• NYT: Archive!• Be careful! There is a lot of crap

INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES

• Many great Universities are now promoting their student and faculty research for open access.• This means you can use it for free.• You just need to know where to look.

• DukeSpace: http://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/• University of Virgina: http://libra.virginia.edu/• University of Iowa: http://ir.uiowa.edu/

THINK-TANKS

• An organization or institution that conducts research and engages in advocacy in policy, politics, economics, science, business and more.

• Many or non-profit, government funded, advocacy bases, or business orientated.

• Many are issue focused and are lobbying tools.

THE BEST

1. Brookings Institute2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace3. Center for Strategic and International Studies4. Council on Foreign Relations5. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar

s6. RAND Corporation7. Pew Research Center8. CATO Institute9. Heritage Foundation10.Center for American Progress

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