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Researching Controversial Issues

When you see something of interest, note the terminology that is used in the discussion. Try to isolate key concept words or key phrases to use when searching the online catalog and electronic databases.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Information on social issues including articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, interactive maps, videos, and streaming audio.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Provides professionally fact-checked and footnoted reports on the most current and controversial issues of the day.

Locating Scholarly Articles

This database features a box you can check to limit your search to scholarly/peer-reviewed articles. You can include other EBSCOhost databases in your search by clicking on "Choose databases" and selecting them.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage to peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search for papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

Scholarly Databases

These databases contain scholarly journals in a wide variety of subjects.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of interdisciplinary journals and books, covering the Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full-text current and archival articles from scholarly journals covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.

Researching Newspapers and Current Issues

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Features news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. For help on how to use Nexis Uni, visit the research guide.
This database is only available to current Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
National & international papers include: The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Times (London), Toronto Star
Regional papers include: The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, Daily News (New York), San Jose Mercury News.
Television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, FOX News, NPR, and others.

Read Magazines, including The Atlantic

Flipster Digital Magazines This link opens in a new window
Access leading digital magazines on your mobile device with Flipster, the digital magazine newsstand from EBSCO.

NYTimes.com

Access to NYTimes.com provides:

Tools to stay informed on the latest in world and national news, business, the arts, technology, travel, opinion, science, medicine and more
Breaking news articles, blogs, videos and interactive features
Visit this link to create a free NYTimes account. Sign up using your Pepperdine e-mail address.

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) This link opens in a new window
**Access requires logging in with a WSJ.com account. Register using your Pepperdine email address.** Get unlimited access to WSJ.com, WSJ mobile apps, curated newsletters and podcasts.

Wikipedia vs. Reference Books

Whether you are researching a topic that's new to you or just need a few quick facts, reliable information can be found in reference books.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia written collaboratively; anyone with internet access can write and edit Wikipedia articles. Users can contribute anonymously, under a pseudonym, or, if they choose to, with their real identity.

Gale Virtual Referance Library (GVRL) is a collection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources; these trusted, authoritative reference works are available 24/7