TCORE 112A: Introduction to Science

Starting Points--Topic Overviews

• CQ Researcher UW restricted
  Covers issues in the news including education, political and social issues, health, international affairs, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each report includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
• Reference Tools
  A wide selection of full text dictionaries, encyclopedias and more--a reliable Wikipedia alternative!
  
  • Oxford Reference
    includes: Encyclopedia of Global Change and The Oxford Companion to Global Change
  • Gale Virtual Reference
    includes: Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change and Environmental Encyclopedia

Finding Articles: Databases

News databases

• Access World News UW Restricted
  Washington state, U.S., and international newspapers.
• LexisNexis Academic UW Restricted
  Washington state, U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, television transcrips and more.
• Alt-Press Watch UW Restricted
  Full-text alternative and independent press sources.

Databases with popular magazines

• Academic Search Complete UW Restricted
  Scholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
• Expanded Academic Index UW Restricted
  Scholarly and general interest sources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.

Other News Outlets

• NPR
  NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.
• CNN.com
  Delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
• FOXNews.com
  Delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
• Science Daily
  Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, etc.
• EurekAlert!
  EurekAlert! is an online science news service, sponsored by AAAS, the science society.

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