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Issues & Controversies @ FACTS

Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com. Content Full-text of Issues & Controversies On File from 1995 to the present In-depth essays giving multiple perspectives on issues in today’s society Need a Research Topic? Issues: Pro and Con Issues in the Headlines Subject Index

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Issues & Controversies @ FACTS

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  1. Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com • Content • Full-text of Issues & Controversies On File from 1995 to the present • In-depth essays giving multiple perspectives on issues in today’s society • Need a Research Topic? • Issues: Pro and Con • Issues in the Headlines • Subject Index • Table of Contents • Primary Source Documents • Editorial Cartoons • Bibliographies • Curriculum Aids • Interviews with Experts • Bill of Rights in Debate • Groups to Contact • By the Numbers • Photos, Charts, & News Maps • Newspaper Editorials • National High School Debate Topics

  2. Easy Access to Information • Full-text searches • Title field searches • Search one date or date range • Boolean operators • Sort by relevance • Sort by most recent

  3. Easy Access to Information • Menu access • Issues in the Headlines • Issues: Pro and Con • Editorial Cartoons • By the Numbers • Interviews with Experts • National High School Debate Topics • Photos, Charts, & News Maps

  4. Easy Access to Information • Comprehensive editorial hyperlinking • Between related stories • Between stories and overviews • Between stories and primary sources • Between images and stories

  5. Easy Navigation Search Options Quick help Text entry box Title field search option Sort option for results list Date range Searchbuttons

  6. Menu Access Menus to indexes and special features

  7. Special Features Complete menu of all research topics • Need a Research Topic?

  8. Special Features Introduction to the topic • Need a Research Topic? Links to articles on this topic

  9. Special Features • Editorial Cartoons & Questions List of the most recent editorial cartoons Complete menu of all editorial cartoons

  10. Special Features • Editorial Cartoons & Questions Links to additional information Discussion questions

  11. Article Display Story Screen Home (opening screen) Easy access to printing, e-mailing, and citation Easy searching from within any article Links to related stories and background information Help Story subheads Framing of the issue Story text

  12. Searching • Basic and Advanced Searching • Boolean Operators • AND (default) • OR • NOT • Quoted or “phrase” searches • Parentheses link terms between operators • Truncation (wildcard) search using *

  13. Searching • Sorting the Results List • Set before executing the search • Relevance rank (default) • Reverse chronology – most recent stories at top (helpful for current events/background) • Title Field Search • Hits have keyword in title • Boolean, keyword, or phrase searches

  14. Searching • Searching the Title Field • Reduces the “noise” in broad searches • Keywords in titles indicate major development • Focuses some types of search (e.g., name)

  15. Searching • Too many hits? • Make search argument more narrow • Use “Title Search” • Restrict number of databases searched • Make use of date ranges • Avoid using “OR” – more inclusive operator than “AND” so less focused search

  16. Searching • Easy to use for novices • Hyperlinks can allow “one-step” searching; one hit can be the key to many stories • Hyperlinks reveal the complexity and pervasiveness of an event or issue • Searches are easy to construct and refine • The interface is consistent between databases • Search History allows user to repeat a search as is or with variations

  17. Sample Searches • Terrorism and “Al Qaeda” • Logging and forests • China policy • Energy shortage • Global Warming

  18. Search Results Number of documents found Retrieved documents

  19. Activities Issues & Controversies • Tools to promote critical thinking and learning • Town hall meeting organizer • Discussion questions & activities • Assign student interviews • Interviews with experts • Newspaper Editorials giving opposing opinions on key issues

  20. Activities • Town Hall Meeting Organizer

  21. Activities • Town Hall Activity Format Sample

  22. Activities • Discussion Questions & Activities

  23. Activities • Student Interviews

  24. Activities • Interviews with Experts

  25. Activities • Newspaper Editorials

  26. Activities • Curriculum templates in multiple formats • MS Word 6.0 • HTML • Adobe Acrobat PDF

  27. Highlights • Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com • Full-text Collection • Easy Access • Comprehensive Hyperlinking • Curriculum Activities

  28. THANK YOU! Go to http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu Click on Find Articles Then Select

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