Society's Issues: Controversial and Current
What kinds of sources can you use to find information on controversial issues?
- Books
- Government
reports and statistics
- Articles
- Opinion: Expert opinions, ordinary people's
opinions, and public opinion poll results. Opinion sources offer a very
wide array of choices, some of which are more useful, reliable, and credible
than others. Always evaluate
the quality of opinion sources before you use them in a paper.
Get help when you need it.
How
to Do Library & Internet Research, a step-by-step tutorial on the
process of locating information to support course assignments, includes links
to tips on searching, how to use the Oviatt Library Catalog to find books,
how to locate articles online or in the Library, etc. Use these resources
when you need them and/or ask
a reference librarian for assistance.
Created and maintained by Mary
M. Finley
Questions or comments: mary.finley@csun.edu
Links checked: 10 January 2008
