Subject Guide for Hot Topics

Contents

• Hot Topics: Library Resources
• Hop Topics on the Web

Hot Topics: Library Resources

• Congressional Hearings: search the PAC by Keyword for a hot topic and (hearing or hearings) - for example death penalty and hearing*
  
  
• Congressional Universe: select Hot Topics/Bills and then Hot Bills & Topics.
  
  
• CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher:
  • 1991-ongoing in Reference Services (Ref H62.E352)
  • 1991-ongoing online
  
  
  
• Editorials:
  • Editorials on File: 1980-ongoing in Reference Services (Ref D839.E3)
  • Newspaper Editorials in Lexis-Nexis Academic: use Guided News Search to search General News (news category)/ Major Newspapers (news source) for a hot topic (for example, death penalty) and editorial in Headline and Lead Paragraph(s).
  • Editorials in other periodicals (journals, magazines): search one of the Library's good general databases (Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) or ProQuest Research Library), using a keyword search strategy similar to the one used in Lexis-Nexis Academic. (In ProQuest Research Library, limit your search to Publication Type Periodicals if you don't want your search results to include newspaper editorials.)
  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics: 5-volume 1995 edition in Reference Services (Ref QH332.E52 1995); 4-volume 1978 edition on 5th floor book stack (QH332.E52 1978)
  
  
• Opposing Viewpoint Series: search the PAC for location.
  
  
• Periodical Articles (other than editorials; see above): search one of the Library's good general databases (Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) or ProQuest Research Library), using a keyword search strategy similar to one or both of the following:
  death penalty and (supporting or opposing)
  death penalty and (pro or con)
  
  
• Pro and Con: 1983 edition in Reference Services (Ref HN17.5I72 1983)
  
  
• Reference Shelf (historical topics): search the PAC for location.
  
  
• Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial...Issues in...: search the PAC for location.

See also Hot Topics on Reserve.

Hot Topics on the Web

Go to Hot Topics Supersites