Social+Issues+Research

=**1. Get an overview and background on your topic**= Look for short summaries and overviews of your research topic. Get a basic understanding of the topic and find keywords you can use in your research. Use Grolier's Online Encyclopedia or Gale's Virtual Reference Library (both CHS databases)

=2. Locate information= = = There are a number of reference books in the LRC on social issue topics. Use the LRC Catalog to find specific topics.
 * Reference Books**
 * **R 025.04 DIA** IssueWeb : a guide and sourcebook for researching controversial issues on the Web.
 * **R 306.0973 CUL** Culture wars : an encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices.
 * **R 361.973 SOC** Social issues in America : an encyclopedia.


 * LRC Databases**
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library
 * Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
 * Opposing View Points (Gale)
 * ProQuest
 * Websites**
 * Sweet Search Sources in this search engine have been evaluated for you by authors, educators, and many field professionals.
 * Monstercrawler Why use Google when you can use a metasearch engine yielding results from Yahoo Search, Google, MSN, and Ask
 * Public Agenda (use the Discussion Starters
 * ProCon.org
 * USA.gov (Government Websites)
 * Google News (News Sites)

=3. Cite your sources= Make sure to give credit to sources where you found your information.
 * Easybib.com (login with Google)