Death Penalty Debate

 

Maine West High School Library Resource Center

         

Created by G. Haan, librarian ~ Oct. 2007

 

LRC      |   Citing Quotes   |   Parenthetical Citations   |   Research Manual  |     WORKS CITED

 

Take note:

o     When researching, use both terms, Death Penalty and Capital Punishment.

o     For Mr. MacLowry’s Capital Punishment Research Guide  in student shared drive click here

o     To access Databases outside of school you will need usernames and passwords. Go to the LRC folder in Student Shared drive for this information.

 

 

Books

·   Search the Online Catalog, using the term Death Penalty rather than Capital Punishment.

·  Most books are in364.66, General Collection and Reference.

 

Databases

For access outside of school  get usernames and passwords from student shared drive

 

CQ Researcher 

Reports on “…political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.”

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eLibrary - News, books, magazines, & pictures of social & political issues

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EBSCO

Magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary documents, photos, maps and flags.                    

General Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library – over 300 reference books on many subjects

Newsbank

“News articles …[from] U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, broadcasts, magazines, and digests from science and health journals dating to 1986. “

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Opposing Viewpoints

Information on social issues including pro/con viewpoints, “… statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library,

Opposing Viewpoints and

Student Resource Center simultaneously.

Student Resource Center 3.0

Student Resource Center

“…primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses,… magazines, newspapers, … photographs and illustrations, and … audio and video clips.”

Science Resource Center

Science Resource Center

“…topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations… [from] magazines and academic journals and … web sites.

 

Web Sites

 

The Death PenaltyMichigan State University Communication Technology Lab and Death Penalty  Information Center  presenting arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it…. an innovative and interactive Web site that is ideally suited for classroom use involving group work, class discussions, and independent reflection. “

 

On the Docket  U. S. Supreme Court News from Northwestern University

 

The Oyez Project   U. S. Supreme Court media