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PS 1 O'Brien

Find Sources for your PS 1 Research

Background Information & Keywords

Use Google News and U.S. Newstream to learn more about your topic and identify keywords (people, organizations, events, synonyms, and specialized vocabulary).
Email yourself at least one article and record the citation in a google doc
Record your keywords

Find News Sources:

U.S. Newsstream includes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers
Google News free online newspapers
OneSearch search everything in OneSearch and limit to "Newspaper Articles"

Good Deeper

Use CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints, or OneSearch to find additional information on our topic
Use your Keywords to do a more focused search
Email yourself at least one article and record your citation

Find Articles on your Research Topic

Opposing Viewpoints -- overview of social issues
CQ Researcher -- in-depth reports on social issues
OneSearch -- to search all of the library collections at the same time
MasterFile Complete -- magazines such as The Atlantic and The New Yorker
Business Source Premier -- company profiles, and market research

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Research Centers & Fact-Checkers

Check Pew Research Center or the Public Policy Institute of California for reports on your topic
Fact-check any claims you have questions about
Record your citations

Research Centers

Pew Research Center - nonpartisan fact tank
Public Policy Institute of California - nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank

Fact-Checking Websites

FactCheck.org - checks the factual accuracy of statements
PolitiFact - researches statements and rates their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter
News Fact-Checking Sites

Polls & Statistics

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Public opinion on different issues
Demographic data -- age, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status -- as well as housing, employment, health, and many other topics
Includes current and historical data
Numbers can be used to tell a story

Find Polls & Statistics:

Data.gov from the U.S. Census
Pew Research Center -- a nonpartisan fact tank
Public Policy Institute of California -- a nonpartisan think tank

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