News, Current Events & Pro/Con Issues: Free Websites

Authoritative 

• Author identified?
• Author's qualifications?

Accurate

• Current?
• Ideas supported by other sources?
• Biased? Balanced?

Appropriate

• Your reading level?
• Answers your questions?
• Meets qualifications of your assignment?

Use Google to find a website:

• Get the most out of your Google search
• Use quotation marks to keep words together, i.e. "russian revolution"
• Add a word to narrow your search. "russian revolution" causes

Use Google Scholar to find a scholarly articles and case law:

• scholar.google.com
• Use the tips above to narrow your search
• Link out to full text, where available
• See how many times an article has been cited

Use Google to find an image:

• Use the tips above to narrow your search
• Use only images that are legal and within Copyright law
• Click on IMAGES - Search Tools - Usage Rights
• "Labeled for noncommercial reuse"

Use Google Books:

• Many scanned books you can use free of charge
• Go to https://books.google.com/
• Search by keyword, title, author, etc
• Read How to Use Google Books

Easy to follow and clear information but limited topics.

• Scroll down the page for Pro/Con arguments
• If you find a good argument then link to the footnote
  • Find the actual article in one of the Library/Learning Commons databases
  • Try an EBSCO MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER database 
    • EasyBib citation: See EBSCO POV instructions
  • Still can't find it? Ask the Library Staff for assistance

Cite procon.org in EasyBib:

• Always open EasyBib from your Google Drive Apps
• Open the Bibliography
• Copy the procon.org URL from the page you wish to use
• Paste the URL into EasyBib (Website tab)
• "Continue to the Final Step" - Fill in the missing information
• "Create Citation"