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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC)
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| Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the
acclaimed social issues series
published by Greenhaven Press, as well
as core reference content from other
Gale
and Macmillan Reference USA sources to
provide a complete one-stop source
for
information on social issues. Students
have the ability to access viewpoint
articles,
topic overviews, statistics, primary
documents, links to web sites, and
full-text magazine
and newspaper articles |
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This
is the screen shot that you will see
when you click on the database.
Opposing Viewpoints is designed so that
there are many ways to search for resources
on your topic.
–– You have the option to select from
the issues listed for you.
–– Search by subject.
–– Search by keyword.
–– Search by full-text.
Not sure what your topic will be on?
Try browsing some of the issues listed
on the front page to look for ideas. |
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Start
with an issue from the listed topics. Here
are the results after we clicked on the
"capital punishment" link.
You have a lot of options to explore. For
example, on the left side panel, you can
select from a list of similar subjects.
Subjects containing the words: "Capital
Punishment"
–– Capital Punishment
–– Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic
Moral Tradition (Book)
–– Catholics Against Capital Punishment
–– The Contradictions of American Capital
Punishment (Book)
–– When the State Kills: Capital Punishment
and the American Condition (Book)
Visit the information behind each tab
on the top of the screen for further research:
–– Viewpoints: Essays expressing a certain
viewpoint on the issue.
–– Reference: Gives you court cases,
biographies, and other reference materials.
–– Statistics
–– Magazine and Newspaper articles related
to the subject.
–– Images
–– Primary Documents
–– Web Sites
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by Keyword or Full-Text
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If
you search by keyword and subject: you
will get very similar results. A
list of subject terms most closely matching
your criteria will appear on the left
hand side of the screen and a list of
documents that meet your search criteria
on the right-hand side of the screen.
If you choose the Full-text search option,
the subject guide will not appear. Instead
you will receive your tabbed results list.
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In
case you have any questions, Opposing
Viewpoints does its very best to answer.
In the blue box, Opposing Viewpoints
lists all the help services it offers. We
will cover the ones that will be the most
useful for you.
The dictionary is a nice feature if you
were to come across a word you don't understand. It's
also a great tool when you are looking
for some synonyms to your search terms.
How do you know if the article you retrieved
is credible? Opposing Viewpoints
offers you tips on how to spot good resources
and the bad.
The tool box offers you everything you
need to know about researching from start
to finish.
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Each
article and resource you retrieve in
this database has a check box next
to it. Select all the articles
you are interested in so that you can
easily find them again.
You will find a blue "View Mark List"
button on your left. Click
on that button to bring up all your marked
resources. |
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This is what an article looks like. Your
search terms are highlighted in red. In
the upper left hand corner, you have two
features: Print and eMail. You can print
out the article, or email it to yourself
or a friend. Also included are Further
Readings and Source Citations. Further
Readings includes a list of book titles
and articles on the topic. Source Citations
are listed for you to examine resources
that the author has relied on. |
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