| What
is The CQ Researcher? |
| Designed
for researchers, including students, it
provides original analysis on issues
in the news. Published in
print and online 44 times a year, each
CQ Researcher
report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage
on a specific political and social issue.
Regular reports include topics in health,
international affairs, education, the
environment, technology and the US economy.
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This
is the main page. This
is your starting point. From
here you will begin your search.
CQ Researcher Online provides a variety
of ways to search for an article on your
topic.
-- The current or recent reports on
the Home page give you good examples
of how each report looks.
-- Take a look at "In the News" section,
which highlights earlier reports on
topics that are once again in the news.
-- Keyword search.
-- Browse by Topic.
-- Browse by Date of publication. Reports
are available from 1991 to the present.
Not sure what your topic will be on?
Try "Browse by Topic "to look
for ideas. |
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If
you already know what your paper will
be about, Quick Search is one way to
go. After
entering "Japanese Americans",
in the search box, there were 10 results. Scores
such as 100%, 40%, and 13% indicate how
relevant the article is to the topic of
"Japanese Americans." Articles
that rate less than 49% may mention your
search terms but probably are not going
to be about your topic. You
can start reading the articles by clicking
on "view reports," or you can keep on
searching.
There are several ways to keep on searching
for more articles on your topic. You
can modify the current search or start
a whole new search. If you
got too many results or you got little
or no results, you will need to revise
your search. It is also possible
that the database does not have sufficient
amount of coverage on that topic. In
this case, you may want to choose a different
topic or a different database to search.
If you see any articles you think you
might want to save for later, simply click
the boxes next to the articles. That
will save these articles for you to browse
through later on, email them to yourself
or print them out. |
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For
those of you who want to see what is
available before settling down on
a topic, CQ Researcher allows you to
browse
by topic! The menu gives you
the first and last topic under each letter:
for example, under J, Japan through Juvenile
Delinquency is available. To
see all that is available under J, click
on J or Japan - Juvenile Delinquency.
I chose to look through all the topics
that started with the letter J.
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Again,
Japanese Americans is a topic that is
available. Clicking
on it brings the user to this next screen.
As you can see, there is only one report
available. When you click on
the article, CQ Researcher takes you to
the abstract. |
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The
abstract of the report about Japanese
Americans appears below...
From here there are several options to
utilize. For example, you can
view the full report, which is the entire
article. You can also find
out more information about Japanese Americans
or your topic by clicking on any of the
features available.
–– Full Report: Takes you to the entire
article.
–– Abstract: Summarizes the report for
the reader.
–– Overview: Overview of the topic in
general.
–– Background: The history of your topic.
–– Current Situation: The situation of
your topic at the current time.
–– Outlook: A glimpse into what may be
in store for your topic.
–– Chronology: Gives you a chronology
of your topic.
–– Bibliography: Bibliography of all
the resources used to create this report.
-- Next Steps: Gives you more resources
for your research.
–– Footnotes: This is a list of all the
works cited. So if you see a statistic
in your report and want to know where
it came from, write down the footnote
number and check here.
Also check out the "Save to Favorite
Document" and "CiteNow" features. Save
to Favorite Document allows you to create
a bookmark of all your favorite articles
that you have found in your search. Articles
can easily be retrieved when you are finished
with searching. CiteNow shows you how
to cite your articles properly, depending
on the style of your choice.
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