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The FIT
Library has a good collection of books on
controversial issues. To get started, you can
consult a general encyclopedia or a subject specific
encyclopedia on issues, for example: Current
Issues (4 volumes, Reference Stacks HN59.2 .C87
2003) or Encyclopedia of Aging (4 volumes,
Reference Stacks HQ1061 .E534 2002).
To find a specialized subject encyclopedia on
your topic, search
StyleCat
 , our online catalog. Using keyword
search in StyleCat, type a subject term or phrase
and the subheading “encyclopedias”. For example, try
“animal rights encyclopedias”.
For more
books, try the subject term or phrase alone.
Ask a Reference Librarian for additional help.
The Library collection includes several series of
books which consist of individual volumes, each
devoted to a timely controversial issue. Depending
on the series, these books contain background
information, pro and con arguments, documents, facts
and statistics, legal information, comprehensive
bibliographies and more. The books do not advocate a
particular point of view on an issue but rather
encourage the reader to formulate his or her own
educated opinion. Some series titles are:
 At
Issue
Contemporary Education
Issues,
Contemporary Legal Issues
Contemporary
World Issues
Current Controversies
Library in a Book
Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints Sources
Primary documents in American history and
contemporary issues
Reference Shelf
To find the list of books that we have in each of
these series, search
StyleCat
. Using Basic Search, type the
series title and then select Series as the
field to search.
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Databases on Digital
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On the
Digital Library (FIT username & password
required) two specific databases are useful for
searching for controversial issues information:
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
TOPICSearch
The following databases are also useful:
ArticleFirst
Custom Newspapers
(includes recent full text articles
from the New York Times)
Expanded Academic
ASAP
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General OneFile
MasterFILE Premier
National Newspaper Index / NNI
New York State Newspapers
For subject specific databases and other
suggestions, see the list on Digital Library or
speak to a Reference librarian, 4th floor.
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