Fairport Central School District

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• →  Social Studies

Societal Problems Project

Print Resources

• REF 080 – Social Issues series books
  • Located on top of the Reference shelves, across from the circulation desk
  • Books are arranged alphabetically by series, and then alphabetically by title within each series; titles reflect topic 
  • Books can be checked out overnight
  • You may also make copies of the information needed – don’t forget to copy the title page(s) so you can cite your source; login to the copier using your network username and password

Destiny Quest – Online Library Card Catalog

• Login using your network username and password (tab on upper right side of page)
• Enter subject / topic in “Search” box; click on “Go” twice
• Click on the “Web Site” tab underneath the “Search” box to access credible web resources
• 24/7 remote access

Databases:

**If accessing databases remotely, from outside of school, you will need to type in the individual username and password for each one, i.e. CQ, Gale, Facts.com, as listed on the Database page.

 

• CQ Researcher – Current social issues; unbiased factual information (history/chronology, data/statistics, current assessment, etc.)
  • Keyword or Advanced searching options
  • Keyword Search – results are sorted by relevance, so please be sure to check copyright dates!  However, you can re-sort by most recent articles by selecting “Newest” to the right of your search results
  • Can print either the full report OR individual sections of articles
  • Check out the following links/headings:
    • Browse Topics
    • Browse Reports (By Date, Issue Tracker, Pro/Con)
    • Featured Report (center)
    • Hot Topics (on right)
    • Recent Reports (at bottom)

• CQ Weekly – weekly overviews on government, commerce and politics
• CQ Washington Information Directory – Executive Agencies & Interest Groups
• CQ Congressional Digest – impartial pros and cons of congressional issues

• Gale (GaleNet) (scroll down to locate individual databases) – Be sure to utilize the following features/options within each database to help limit your search:  Advanced Search, Full Text, Peer-Reviewed, selecting specific types of resources 
  • Academic OneFile – includes scholarly and peer-reviewed publications 
  • New York State Newspapers – localized issues and information
  • Student Resources in Context – covers all content areas 
  • Global Issues in Context – international viewpoints (including the US) on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics & current events
  • Expanded Academic ASAP – includes scholarly and peer-reviewed publications
  • InfoTrac Newsstand – newspapers
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context – social issues/current events and controversies; presents alternative perspectives
  • Browse titles and descriptions of other subject-specific Gale databases for those relating to your topic, i.e. Environmental Studies and Policy Collection

  

• Facts.com – Current world news & hot topics – information from the past 70 years
  • Issues & Controversies
    • Keyword or Advanced search
    • Recent Controversies
    • Issues by Subject
    • All Issues A to Z
    • Resources link – Editorial Cartoons & Questions
  • World News Digest
    • Use Search box OR click on “More” link for Advanced Search
    • Recent Featured Stories 
    • Topics in the News – View All Topics
    • Key News by Decade – 2010 to the Present 
  • Health Reference Center
    • Keyword or Advanced search
    • EXPLORE SUBJECTS
    • Health Centers
    • Health in the News – All Recent News
  • Classroom Video on Demand – video streaming across all content areas; includes full length videos and clips
    • Keyword search
    • Subjects link
    • Browse Collections – Show More 

• Safari Montage – Multimedia Resources  (use network login/select FA Fairport High School)
  • Access to video-on-demand, audio clips, images, etc.
  • Use Search box
  • Click on the “Search” tab and customize your keyword search using the limiters on the left side of the page
  • Subjects tab
  • Save searches to your Playlist

• MCLS  (Monroe County Library System) – May need personal library card for access 
  • For more localized issues
  • Gale Custom Newspapers  (NYS Newspapers – larger cities)
  • Gannett Newsstand  (6 NYS Newspapers – smaller cities)

Websites

• THOMAS website – Legislative information from the Library of Congress, including congressional bills
• Pew Research Center: Social & Demographic Trends– Excellent, Reputable site for statistics relating to social trends.
• United Nations Web site: Information on problems that affect the United States and countries around the world. 

The American Citizen Interest Groups in American Politics – Lists links to interest groups and advocacy organizations

• You can also do a Google search to locate special Public Interest Groups – CAUTION: be sure to verify that the web page is the official, legitimate site

• ProCon.org – pros and cons of current controversial issues

• http://www.democrats.org/ – Official website of the Democratic Party

• http://www.gop.com/ – Official website of the Republican Party
   

Citing Sources/EasyBib

• Comprehensive, centralized information on citing sources and parenthetical documentation (citing within your paper) regarding MLA 7, APA, Chicago style, etc.
• Link to EasyBib via this page (then be sure to login) or through your Fairport Google Apps (you will already be logged in through your email account)
• Other links at the top of the page will provide access to more detailed, in-depth information (including Purdue University’s Purdue Owl site)

Page Last Updated on February 5, 2018