Sullivan University Library
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Opposing Viewpoints is made up of two
comprehensive, full-text databases providing
differing points of view on current social
issues, such as affirmative action, censorship,
ecology, and mental health.
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Information may include:
◦ Essays offering different points of view from
more than 170 titles of the print Opposing
Viewpoints and other Greenhaven series.
◦ Government data, court cases, and statistics.
◦ Organizational profiles.
◦ Newspaper and magazine articles.
◦ Links to subject-related web sites.
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Go to the Sullivan University Library web
page at http://library.sullivan.edu
Click Articles and E-Books.
Click Login to Databases.
Using the instructions below the link, enter
your login information (off-campus only).
Click Opposing Viewpoints.
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You can find sources by:
◦ Performing a search
◦ Selecting a topic from the list of popular topics
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A basic search allows you to search by:
◦ Subject
◦ Keyword
◦ Entire document
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A basic search is performed by:
◦ Placing search word(s) in the Basic Search box.
◦ Selecting SUBJECT, KEYWORD, or ENTIRE
DOCUMENT.
◦ Clicking the blue SEARCH button.
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After a basic search of any type, a listing of
articles (or documents) will appear.
The TAB above the results indicates what type
of data the documents are.
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The data types from a Basic Search include:
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Viewpoints
Reference
Statistics
Web Sites
Images
Other Types of Data
Magazines & Newspapers
NOTE: If a tab is grayed-out, that data type is
not available.
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The results of a SUBJECT or KEYWORDS BASIC
SEARCH also include a listing of SUBJECT
TERMS on the left-side of the page.
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The Boolean operators:
◦ AND
◦ OR
◦ NOT
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…can be used in a BASIC SEARCH
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An Advanced Search is very similar to a Basic
Search but allows you to search fields.
Fields include:
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Document Title
Keyword
Subject
Place Name
Person Name
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To go to the Advanced Search screen, click on
the blue ADVANCED SEARCH button.
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The OVRC main screen provides a listing of
topical issues that can be selected.
This list is located beside the BASIC SEARCH
box .
By clicking on an issue, you can conduct a
Basic Subject Search on the selected Issue
(Topic).
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Toolbox: Provides outlines, worksheets, and
other resources on how to choose topics and
organize information.
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Help Menu: Contains information about
OVRC.
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Several dictionaries can be accessed from
OVRC. These include:
◦ The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
◦ The Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary
◦ The Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary
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Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints in Context
provides an alternative interface for searching
the Opposing Viewpoints databases.
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Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints in Context
provides an alternative interface for searching
the Opposing Viewpoints databases.
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Users can search find resources by Issue or
do a simple keyword search.
Like Opposing Viewpoints: Critical Thinking,
results are divided into Viewpoints, academic
journals, and other selected formats.
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The Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
(OVRC) is a very useful database for
information on current social issues.
Please ask the library staff if you have any
questions about OVRC.