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Library Resources
Frederic Murray
Assistant Professor
MLIS, University of British Columbia
BA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services Librarian
Al Harris Library
frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Pew Research Center
Where Do You Fit ?
Controversy
TOPIC
Where do I start?
• Formulate a good question
Should guns be allowed on campus?
Are college campuses Safe?
How do we prevent school shootings?
What causes campus violence?
Helpful Keywords to Use
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Issue
Controversy
Statistic
Ethical
Rights
Debate
Attitude
Trend
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Examples:
• Rights and Gun Ownership
• School Shootings and
Controversy
• guns and schools and
Debate
Where do I start?
• Formulate a good question
• Create a search string
Campus shootings and guns
Campus shootings and guns and debate
Boolean
• AND = Narrow
• OR = Expand
• NOT = Exclude
Where do I start?
• Formulate a good question
• Create a search string
• Library Databases
Where do I start?
 Library Databases
– CQ Researcher
– Issues and Controversies
– Points of View Reference Center
– Topicsearch
Where do I start?
– CQ Researcher
– Issues and Controversies
– Points of View Reference Center
– Topicsearch
Pro/Con Resources
• Points of View Reference Center
– full-text database that provides essays
presenting multiple sides of a current
issue. Each topic has an overview,
point/counterpoint argument
• TOPICsearch
– contains articles from thousands of
sources, including international and
regional newspapers, magazines,
biographies, public opinion polls, book
reviews, pamphlets, and government
information.
Pro/Con Resources
• CQ Researcher
– contains information on current and
controversial issues-U.S. Gov’t
• Issues and Controversies
– provides up-to-date, objective information
on the most prominent and hotly debated
issues of the day
Exercise:
Topic: Oklahoma HB 1083 & SB 1101
Amends existing law to allow
concealed handgun permit holders to
carry concealed handguns on college
or university property.
Topic : Guns on Campus?
Class Exercise
• Formulate a good question
• Create a search string ( at least 3)
• Search all 4 Pro/Con Library Databases
– CQ Research, Issues & Controversies, Points of View, Topic Search
• Select 1 article from each database
Class Review
• What databases proved most useful?
• Google vs Databases?
Legislation: 2015
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SB 557 // Senator Ralph Shortey // The legislation allows any full-time, part-time or adjunct faculty member of a
public college, public university or technology center who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to carry a weapon on campus. The faculty member
must provide proper notification to the college, university or technology center of the intent to carry licensed
weapon on campus.
SB 461 // Senator Nathan Dahm // The legislation allows individuals with a valid handgun license to carry a
concealed weapon onto public college or university property or a public technology center property. Additionally,
under no circumstances shall consent to carry a concealed handgun by a citizen with a valid handgun license on
any public college, public university or public technology center school property be denied by the public college or
public university president or public technology center school administrator unless evidence is shown that the
licensee has previously been involved in a violent incident that showed deliberate or reckless disregard for the
health or safety of faculty, other students or any other person. The legislation also allows an individual who has
been issued a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed
or unconcealed weapon onto a private college, private university or private career technology center property
provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the private university, private college or private
vocational-technical school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a weapon on private university, private
college or private vocational-technical school property.
SB 212 // Senator AJ Griffin // The legislation requires the board of regents for every institution within the
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to provide notice to the public utilizing a public method that sets out
the firearm policy relevant to that campus and the procedure for requesting permission to carry on the college,
university or technology center campus.
HB 1143 // Representative George Faught // The legislation allows a citizen in possession of a valid handgun
license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed handgun into or
upon any public college, public university, or public technology center school property.
HB 1265 // Representative Ken Walker // The legislation allows an individual who has been issued a handgun
license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed or unconcealed weapon
onto a private college, private university or private career technology center property provided a policy has been
adopted by the governing entity of the private university, private college or private vocational-technical school that
authorizes the carrying and possession of a weapon on private university, private college or private vocationaltechnical school property.
Questions?
• Contact me:
– Frederic Murray
• 774-7113
• frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Thanks!