Research Guides: Academic English Resources: Exploring a Topic

Resources for exploring your topic

CQ Researcher*
Each report analyzes a current social, political, and/or economic issue. Includes a pro/con section which presents different perspectives on the same topic.
Opposing Viewpoints*
Collection of topic overviews, viewpoints, full-text news and academic journal articles, primary sources, and other resources such as statistics, images, media files, etc.
Global Issues in Context*
Global Issues in Context focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues.
Gale Virtual Reference Library*
A database of specialized encyclopedias. It's great for getting topic overviews and background information on nearly any topic.

CQ Researcher is a good place for you to do the following:

Explore topics
Identify stakeholders (organizations and people who are invested in the outcome of an issue)
Find a timeline for a topic