LibGuides: ENG 102: Select the Best CFCC Sources

PRO / CON Topical Databases

CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Find pro/con essays and background information about current events. Includes archive from 1923 to present.

SIRS This link opens in a new window
Pro/Con or Keyword Search access to articles—none scholarly. Good source of website links, and graphic/visual materials with implicit arguments. Results labeled “primary sources” are generally interviews, speeches, poll results & government agency documents.

Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Contents include: United States Code Annotated (USCA), All federal and state cases including U.S. Supreme Court cases, State statutes and regulations, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Register, and over 800 law reviews and journals.

Go to the Library's A to Z links to Articles & eResources.

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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Searches 47 ProQuest resources at one time. Contains millions of full-text articles from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. Get the most out of ProQuest Central by viewing our tutorial.

Articles -- millions of them -- from scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines and newspapers. Plus eBooks.

College libraries differ somewhat in what is included in their library catalog.

Use the CFCC "catalog" tab to find:

Use the CFCC "articles" tab to find:

Look elsewhere for:

Career Guidance Center (Ferguson's) This link opens in a new window
Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills: guidance on the essentials of getting a job and keeping it—establishing a career path, honing interview skills, writing résumés, and more

Career and Industry Resources: more than 55,000 searchable, browsable resource entries, divided into convenient categories on fellowships, organizations, internships, scholarships, and awards

School Searches: four comprehensive, current databases, provided by Peterson's Nelnet, LLC, covering undergraduate, graduate, nursing, and vocational and technical schools in the U.S. and Canada; search for schools by type, region, areas of study, and a variety of other characteristics

Career Interest Assessment: ranks users' work interest areas and suggests related occupations and industries

Links to Current Job Opportunities: access to live job postings.
Career Information Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Published since 1878, this is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
United States Census
In addition to the population count conducted once every ten years, the U.S. Census office collects business data for an economic census every five years (2002, 2007, 20112, etc.) for every industry. Other economic indicators are updated on a monthly or quarterly basis.

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