LibGuides: Current Event Databases: Research Tools

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCE when researching controversial topics with 'For' and 'Against' arguments. __________________________________

How to Search Opposing Viewpoints Document

'How-to' Video: Opposing Viewpoints

CIA World Factbook

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The World Factbook provides up to date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Factbook includes politcal maps, flags of the world and more.

Global Issues in Context

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Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. Users can browse by country or by subject to explore the database.

Western Massachusetts Newspapers

Western Massachusetts Newspapers
Access to 10 local newspapers throughout the 4 Western Massachusetts counties.

Boston Globe

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Full text of articles from the Boston Globe newspaper from 1980 forward.

Chronicle of Higher Education

(FEATURED) Online version of the Chronicle is a source of news, information, and job listings for college and university faculty members and administrators.

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Newspaper Source

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Newspaper Source provides full text for national and international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and The Washington Post, plus selective full text for many regional newspapers, as well as radio and television transcripts.

New York Times

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Use this link to search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).

**View a helpful video on using The New York Times Database.

The Republican (Springfield, MA)

The Republican (Springfield, MA)
Online access to the newspaper of record for Springfield Massachusetts from 1988 to the present.

** View a helpful video on accessing the The Republican Online Database.

NewsBank

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Search current and archived newspaper and newswire coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. NewsBank also offers access to 10 local newspapers throughout the 4 Western Massachusetts counties.

Current Event Databases: Research Tools

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