Shippensburg University Library - Writing Intensive First Year Seminar - ENG106

Sources for Writing Papers on Current Issues

Sources of Background Information
- CQ Researcher
- Social Issues in America: an Encyclopedia (8 vols.) - Ref. HN57 .S624 2006 - includes articles on 200+ of the most important social issues. - View Sample Pages
- IssueWeb - Ref. ZA4228 .D53 2004 - a guide to high quality web resources on important social issues. - View sample pages
Magazine and Journal Articles - Search Academic Search Complete
Newspapers - Find Newspapers and other news sources
Broadcast Media - LexisNexis Academic
Biographical Information - Search Biography Reference Center [On campus only]
Government Documents - Documents in the News (Univ. of Michigan)
MLA Style - MLA Style Guide (Ohio State) or MLA Formatting and Style Guide (The Owl at Purdue)