The following databases cover a wide range of issues and serve as good starting places if you are deciding on a topic to write about.
CQ Researcher (CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. The reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked.)
Opposing Viewpoints (Covers timely social issues, such as offshore drilling, climate change, health care, and immigration. Includes information from a variety of sources including academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reference books, radio transcripts, and government sources.)
If you would like to see a full list of the library's subscription databases, check out the alphabetized Complete List of Library Databases or this Subject List of Library Database if you prefer to see them grouped by general subject area.
If you would like to see a full list of the library's subscription databases, check out the alphabetized Complete List of Library Databases or this Subject List of Library Database if you prefer to see them grouped by general subject area.
All library databases linked to are subscription databases. This means that to access them from anywhere outside of a City College building, you will need to log in with your CCC username and password. Note: Enter the username without the @student.ccc.edu ending.
The login page will look like this:
The following links will walk you through the process of doing research once you have settled on a topic from starting your research to search for information in the library's database to evaluating information sources.
