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Print Resources in Scarborough Library

CQ Researcher. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
A weekly magazine providing valuable information on complex and controversial current events and social, political, economic, and international issues. Each magazine includes a summary of the issue, historical perspective, recent developments, opposing viewpoints, and a bibliography.
Location: Reference H35.C673
An online index to CQ Researcher, 1991 to date is available at http://library.cqpress.com/researcher_index.pdf

CQ Weekly Report. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Contains facts and analysis of weekly events in Congress.
Location: Current Periodicals, Shelved by title. Also available through EBSCOHost http://search.epnet.com/login.asp

Congressional Digest. Congressional Digest Corporation.
Monthly issues focus on one issue, presenting informative essays and pro and con perspectives.
Location: Current Periodicals, Shelved by title.

Facts on File. New York: Facts on File, Inc.
A detailed weekly compilation of world events from 70 major newspaper and news magazines from around the world. Index is cumulative by subject and name.
Location: Call No. Ref. D410.F3.

Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press.
A series of books offering information on both sides of hot topics. A list of the books and their call numbers can be found using Max ( http://max.shepherd.edu ) the library's online catalog and doing a Boolean keyword and title search using the terms "opposing viewpoints".

Contemporary World Issues. ABC-CLIO.
A series of short, concise books dealing with societal issues. Use Max ( http://max.shepherd.edu ) to Boolean keyword search for series "contemporary world issues." A list of titles will appear.

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