Browsing Topics
- Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowAn excellent resource for beginning to develop a topic, GIC organizes its content around specific topics. "Browse Issues and Topics" to access multimedia portal pages on some of the world's most important issues.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year by CQ Press.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowSearch the full-text of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and other full-text reference books. Access to individual reference titles is also available from the Bertrand Library catalog.
Tips for browsing topics in Global Issues and getting newspaper articles:
- Click on "Browse Issues"
- Select "Conflict and Diplomacy" in the drop-down menu next to "Topics:"
- Select a topic
- Select "News" in the grey menu bar
- Useful limiters include Document Type: Article, or you can use the "Search Within" button to find articles within the results you already have that contain a certain keyword
- All articles should be in full text & will show you in the list of articles how many words are in each
Relevant News Sources
- News Sources GuideCollection of current U.S. and international news sources and databases as well as historical news databases.
- International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowInternational Newsstream provides the most recent news content from outside of the U.S. and Canada.
- US Newsstream This link opens in a new windowFull text of over 1300 newspapers, news websites and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowProvides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications. Search for up-to-the-minute and archived national and international news.
Useful Tools
- Google TranslateIf you find part of EJAtlas in another language, copy the text into Google Translate to get an idea of what it says.
- Google MapsPlace names may be different in English than in their native language. For example, what Americans call Munich, Germany is called München, Deutschland by the locals. Clicking on the place name in Google Maps will reveal the local name under the picture of the location.
