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Sequence 9 Community & Civic Engagement: Start Here

Explore Root Causes & Systems

   

Global Issues In Context (Gale)

Controversial issues affecting the world selected from full-text newspapers, magazines, journals, books, images, multimedia, and vetted websites.

To BROWSE ISSUES, scroll down on the homepage past the search box.

 

Points of View Reference Center

380+ controversial issues, with an overview (objective background / description), point and counterpoint for critical analysis. Topics focus on the United States.

Check out the BROWSE BY CATEGORY section underneath the search box.

On iPad, when using Safari, tap on "Download PDF" at the top of the article page to view the full PDF.

Britannica ProCon.org

Part of Britannica, this website presents sourced pro and con arguments of debatable issues.

Scroll down from the home screen to browse topics by category.

Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023

2023 assessment of the 17 Global Goals, or Sustainable Development Goals, agreed upon by the United Nations General Assembly.

Statista

Statista is one of the leading statistics portals worldwide. Aggregated from over 22,500 sources, the platform provides direct access to more than 1,000,000 statistics on over 80,000 topics.

Explore Current Action & Organizations

  

New York Times

Click on THIS LINK for instructions to create your personal account and search the Archive 1851 - present.

If you already registered for a NY Times account, use the link on the left.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Click on THIS LINK for instructions to register for your personal account.

If you already registered for a Star-Advertiser account, use the link on the left.

To find articles, do a Google search using your keywords and site:staradvertiser.com

Example: < homelessness site:staradvertiser.com >

Washington Post

No login needed while on campus. For off-campus login information, use the link in the blue box at the top of this LibGuide.

To find articles, do a Google search using your keywords and site:washingtonpost.com

Example: < homelessness site:washingtonpost.com >

Access World News (NewsBank)

Includes current and archived international, national, and local news content from more than 12,700 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories.

US West Newsstream (Proquest)

Newspaper and newswire articles from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Access World News (NewsBank): HAWAII

Search in local sources such as the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (2010-present) and Hawaii Tribune-Herald (2004-present).

Tips for Evaluating Websites

Who's behind the information?

  1. Spend a minute identifying the author or organization responsible for the webpage or website.
  2. Open a NEW TAB in your browser and search for information about the website, author, and/or organization.
  3. See what OTHER sources are saying, not just the website itself.

What's the evidence?

  1. What sources are the webpage or website using? Trace claims and quotes back to their original context.
  2. If there are sources linked in the text, open those links in NEW TABS in your browser.
  3. If other sources are mentioned but not linked, use a NEW TAB in your browser to search for the original studies or research.
  4. Use CTRL+F or Command+F to find keywords on the page.
  5. See if you can find OTHER sources that corroborate the claims.
  6. If you're unsure of whether the other sources you find are trustworthy, go back to the steps under "Who's behind the information?"

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