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Welcome to the Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College
Provides access to full-text articles and internet resources on a variety of subjects such as economics, health, history, business, science, literature, the arts, philosophy, film, etc. An excellent source for government information and U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Includes a Pro vs Con section that discusses multiple views of major issues.
BASIC SEARCH
Sort - by relevance or date
Source Type - you can choose Newspapers, Magazines, Reference, Government Documents, Primary Sources, Multimedia/Statistics, or Websites
Choosing a Subject Search instead of a Keyword Search will also provide PR/Con issue and Essential Question Results, as well as a list of other related subject terms that may be useful. The Subject Search may also help weed out some results from a keyword search that are less relevant.
PRO/CON LEADING ISSUES - RECOMMENDED
You can access the extensive list of Leading issues two ways:
Click on the "View all issues" button at the top right of the Trending Pro/Con Leading Issues.
Browse all Pro/Con issues - below the trending issues. You can look through an alphabetical list of all issues, or narrow the topics by broad subject areas.
Clicking on any topic or subtopic will take you to a page with an Essential Question, Critical thinking questions, a timeline, a Research Guide you can use to help you organize your work, Viewpoints with links to supporting documents, and the linked list of documents related to the topic.
You can view all results, or you can choose a Source Type - newspapers, magazines, viewpoints, reference, Government Documents, Primary Sources, Graphics/Multimedia, WebSelect Site (actual source types available depend upon the specific topic)