When to Use Quick Search:
On the left sidebar, you can "Refine Your Search" a number of different ways--including by publication date, by discipline (such as Communication) & by scholarly/peer reviewed sources.
Good for: Controversial topics in social issues, environment, health, education, science, and technology.
Contains: Reports with information about all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts.
Dates covered: 1923-present.
Good for: Finding scholarship in communication and mass media studies, including journalism and popular culture.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1900-current date
Good for: Researching communication studies.
Contains: Abstracts of articles published in communication studies literature.
Dates covered: 1915-present.
Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.
An easy way to find official government information on your controversial topic is to Google it!
After you type in your keywords, then add site:gov
Example: "California wildfires" site:.gov