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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Provides topical articles, about 15 - 20 pages long, on social issues; articles include an overview, background information, the current situation concerning the issue, an outlook on possible developments, a special focus, chronology of related events, and pro and con section, and an annotated bibliography. Provided by CQ Press.
- Issues & Controversies
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Provides more than 900 timely, in-depth, and objective articles, exploring controversial issues and topics. Provided by Facts.com.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Critical Thinking
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Contains an online library of current event topics; includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Provided by Gale.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Alternative Press Index
- infoIndexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues. Provided by FirstSearch.
- Alternative Press Index Archive
- infoIndex of journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues; covers 1969 - 1990. Provided by FirstSearch.
- Arms Sales Monitoring Project
- Sponsored by the Federation of American Scientists, this site provides data on U.S. arms sales, links to related sites, and information on FAS campaigns against landmines, government subsidies to arms dealers, etc. A section on "Anti-Terrorism and the Arms Trade," added after the September 11, 2001 attacks, provides information on changes in U.S. arms trade policies and the effect these changes are having on arms proliferation.
- Brady Campaign to prevent Gun Violence
- The main page contains recent news items related to gun control. Look under "Facts" for summaries of the major issues, research articles and statistics. Look under "Legislation" for information on federal and state laws.
- NRA Institute for Legislative Action: Research Library
- Sponsored by the National Rifle Association (NRA), this site provides articles on topics such as "Background Checks," "Firearms Safety / Kids & Guns," "Handguns," "Right-to-Carry" (concealed weapons), and more.
- Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2001
- "Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the States and their interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI." (introduction). Published by the U. S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Related reports can be accessed under "Publications." Available as a PDF (Acrobat) file or in plain text (ASCII).