Friday, March 23, 2012

CQ Researcher

Looking for an in-depth article on a particular topic? Would you like the different sides of the question to be addressed? CQ Researcher is an excellent Library database which fulfills this need.

Look for the database CQ Researcher under the category General Topics on the library's Articles and Databases page. Start by typing a couple keywords into the Quick Search box. The articles which are most relevant to your topic will be listed first.

Don’t be concerned if the first couple of articles are not as current as you’d like them to be because once you pull up the article, it will include an Issue Tracker box on the right side which lists live links to updates. On the left side is a standardized table-of-contents (TOC) to the document itself. You can easily hop around the document using this TOC. You can also print or email individual sections of the document, if you don’t want the entire report.

By using the Cite Now! Tab you can change the way the document will be cited to the MLA, APA, Chicago, or Bluebook styles. Look for the citation at the bottom of your printed or emailed document.

Fill our the password request form to access this database from your home computer.

Have questions? Ask a Librarian!

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