Opposing Viewpoints
    MasterFILE Premier has periodical articles
    LexisNexis™ Academic has newspaper articles and transcripts

Hot Topics at Other Sites

    Discovery Guides
        Brief coverage on a number of topics from CSA, an information company also selling fuller
        documents.
        (http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/discoveryguides-all.php)
    Docuticker
        "Is a daily update of new reports from government agencies, think tanks, and other groups." 
        Compiled by librarians.
        (http://www.docuticker.com/)
    Hot Paper Topics from St. Ambrose University O'Keefe Library
        A collection of links on various topics
        (http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/hot/hotindex.htm)
    Hot Paper Topics from the Owens Library, Northwest Missouri State University
        Gives sample questions under different topics
        (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/english2/termindex.htm)
    Hot Topics from the University of Louisville Ekstrom Library
        Hot topics links
        (http://library.louisville.edu/government/news/otherlinks/otherlinks.html)
    How Stuff Works
        Explanation of how devices work
        (http://www.howstuffworks.com/)
    How Things Work
        Maintained by a professor of physics from the University of Virginia
        (http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/)
    Public Agenda Online
        Select Issue Guides.  This is a non-partisan organization that provides facts and analysis of controversial topics
        (http://www.publicagenda.org/)
    SchoolWork.ugh
        A collection of links on various topics
        (http://www.schoolwork.org/issues.html )
    Society & Social Issues
         Electronic Library from Michigan
         (http://web.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=187)   
    Virtual Reference Shelf
        From the Library of Congress has basic online reference sources and links to "Current Events
        on the Web"
        (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)

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Public Opinion

    The Gallup Organization
         (http://www.gallup.com/)   
    Harris Poll
         (http://www.harrisinteractive.com)
    Odum Institute
         Has a public Opinion Poll Question Database from the University of North Carolina
         (http://www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/pollsearch.html)
    PollingReport.com
         Is a nonpartisan site that reflects opinion trends
         (http://www.pollingreport.com/)

Public Policy

    Brookings Institution
         Emphasizes economics, foreign and domestic policy
         (http://www.brook.edu/default.htm)
    Cato Institute
         Focuses on limited government, free markets, and public involvement
         (http://www.cato.org)
    Center for Strategic & International Studies
         Provides leaders with information on current and global issues
         (http://www.csis.org)
    Institute for Policy Studies
         Promotes justice and human rights
         (http://www.ips-dc.org)
    Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
         Is a nonpartisan organization providing a forum to examine issues of religion and public affairs
         (http://www.pewforum.org)
    Rand
         Is a nonprofit research organization that studies worldwide issues.  This site includes the
         helpful Rand's Policy Resources for Congress.
         (http://www.rand.org)

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Specific Topics
    
    Health, Science & Technology

    Health Fact Sheets
        From the Tennessee Department of Health
        (http://health.state.tn.us/FactSheets/index.htm)
    The National Academies
         From the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of
         Medicine, and National Research Council.  Current information on a broad range of topics in
         science, technology, and health issues.
         (http://www.nationalacademies.org)
    State Health Facts.Org
         Compares the 50 states on health issues, from the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation.
         (http://www.statehealthfacts.org/)
    Stem Cells in the Spotlight
         (http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/stemcells/)
    Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
         (http://healthletter.tufts.edu/) 

    Statistics

    FedStats
         (http://www.fedstats.gov/index.html)
    InfoPlease
         An almanac of various facts
         (http://www.infoplease.com/)
    Statistical Resources on the Web
         Is from the University of Michigan
         (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html)
    U.S. Census Bureau
         (http://www.census.gov/)
    World Factbook
         Is from the CIA
         (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html )

See also the Controversial Issues Research Guide

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Last Updated October 08, 2009