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Resources for Background Research

Opposing Viewpoints In Context from Gale
Opposing Viewpoints offers over pro/con viewpoint essays on controversial topics and current events.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher publishes in-depth reports on controversies and current events.
Gale Ebooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of searchable ebook reference works. You can search within a particular work or across the entire collection.

Developing a Topic

Developing a topic can be challenging. Check out the video below for more information and tips on developing a topic.

Search Google Scholar!

Google Scholar will connect you with VT Libraries resources--look for the "Get VText" link to the right of each item that you find through Google Scholar.