Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is a database that covers today's major social issues from cybercrime to gay parents to the Iraq war to national security to medical care to texting while driving and everything in between.  It helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of information for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.

There are many different types of information in Opposing Viewpoints.  These include:

• More than 14,000 pro/con viewpoint essays
• 5,000+ topic overviews
• More than 300 primary source documents
• 300 biographies of social activists and reformers
• More than 775 court-case overviews
• 5 million periodical articles
• Nearly 6,000 statistical tables, charts and graphs
• Nearly 70,000 images and a link to Google Image Search
• Thousands of podcasts, including weekly presidential addresses and premier NPR programs
• A national and state curriculum standards search, correlated to the content that allows educators to quickly identify material by grade and discipline.

Remember: Each database is different and sometimes it can be hard or frustrating starting your research. If you ever get stuck the staff at the Circulation Desk will gladly help!