This subject guide provides databases designed to help you discover the various viewpoints on contemporary social issues.
Links are provided to,
- Databases for finding articles in college-level periodicals,
- Documentary films on the social impact of contemporary media,
- Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface, a look at how to use this resource wisely, if your teacher permits its use in an assignment,
- a Ted Talk on being aware of "filter bubbles" on the Internet,
- Search worksheets to help you develop effective search strategies of library databases, and
- Primary documents to help understand the history of current events.
The English Department library liaison is available to help you with research. See his contacts at the right.
