Using Opposing Viewpoints

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TWO
MINUTE
SKILL
Opposing
Viewpoints
Database
HOW TO USE: 
Opposing Viewpoints is a great place to start researching current issues, such as abortion or climate change.

Find information on both sides of an argument, including topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text articles from magazines and newspapers.

What is Opposing Viewpoints?
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Start at the library homepage:  
https://library.sullivan.edu 
2
Click the "Databases" button:
3
Click on the letter "O"
4
Click on Opposing Viewpoints:
If you are already logged into your email or Blackboard you will automatically be logged in for library resources.

If not, you can log in using the same credentials as for your email.

You can find information in Opposing Viewpoints two ways:  
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browse by issue (topics)   
search by keyword
You can search by entering your topic keyword here
OR- you can browse issue topics using the BROWSE ISSUES icon icon
The Browse Issues page is an alphabetical list of the most popular topics
Click here to read the topic overview and learn more about the issue 
 In addition to Featured Viewpoints, types of sources are listed here  
using Advance Search is another way to search by topic keyword

Advanced Search also allows you to limit your results by Full Text, Date or type of Document
Type your search term or phrase in the 1st search box.
 gun control
Click the arrow in the keyword box to change the search operator.
Click on the operator you want, such as author, subject, etc.
Using Advanced
Search:  
this is a typical results page
At the top is a list of the result categories.
The rest of the page is sectioned into categories by content type
To see all the results in a category, click on its title.
QUESTIONS?
Ask a librarian for help!!
https://libguides.sullivan.edu/services
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