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Monday, January 24, 2011

Featured Resource: Points of View Reference Center

Students, have you been assigned an opinion paper? Faculty, do you have your students research various points of view on hot topics?

If so, you may be interested in using Points of View Reference Center.



EBSCOhost's Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center Overview
  • What type of sources will I find in this Points of View Reference Center?
    • Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
  • What topics are covered in this database?
    • The database offers more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), as well as a Critical Thinking Guide.
  • Does Points of View Reference Center offer anything else to help my research?
    • The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century.

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