ENG 007 Johnson (Hamilton): Finding Pro/Con Resources

Opposing Viewpoints
You'll need to enter your Miami Unique ID and password to access this resource from off-campus.

You can enter your keywords in the search box or click on "Browse Issues" to browse topics.

On the results page, focus on the boxes titled "Featured Viewpoints" and "Viewpoints". Click on the category title to view all of the viewpoints in that category.

Click on the title to view the full text of the article.

At the top of each article, you will see options to:
-get the citation information (make sure it says "MLA 8th edition" at the top of the pop-up window),
-email the article to yourself,
-download the article to save to your flash drive or computer,
-print,
-get a link to get back to this article.

CQ Researcher
You'll need to enter your Miami Unique ID and password to access this resource from off-campus.

Enter your keywords in the search box at the top of the page, or browse topics by clicking on "Browse CQR".

Across the top of each report are tabs that show major sections of the report. You can click through the sections to read the entire report or click the section heading tabs to jump to specific parts of the report. The "Pro/Con" section will be particularly helpful for your assignment.

At the top right of each report section, you'll see a box with links to the subsections under each section headings and a row of icons top:

• Get a link to the article
• Cite the article in several styles
• Share the article via email and several social media platforms
• Adjust the text size 
• Get html code to embed the report into Canvas (this is mainly for instructors to use)
• Download a PDF of the report

“And”, “Or”, “Not” (Boolean Operators): Use the words to narrow or expand your search results. For Example:

• “automobiles” AND “accidents” will return results that contain BOTH of the terms.
• “juvenile” OR “adolescent” OR “teenager” will return results that contain at least one of the terms. Useful for words with similar meanings.
• “cinderella” NOT “rock band” will return results that do NOT include the 1980’s rock band, Cinderella.

Use an * at the end of a root word to find all variations of that word. For example, “child*” will search for “child,” “children,” “childhood,” and “children's.”

Brainstorm words or concepts that are similar in meaning and use those as search terms. If you find a good resource, look at the “Subject Headings” or “Descriptors” listed and use those as additional search terms.

Bibliographies/References/Works Cited pages are great ways to find additional resources. You can search the library’s Catalogs and/or Databases.