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Click on the links below for information on accessing and searching our electronic resources.
To access SIRS go to cfcc.edu/lrc, click on SIRS.
If you are off campus you will be prompted for a username and password.
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To access CQ RESEARCHER go to cfcc.edu/lrc, under the Research Tools tab, click on the Electronic Resources link, and then choose CQ RESEARCHER ONLINE. You can perform a Quick Search or browse by Pro/Con topics.
If you are off campus you will be prompted for a username and password.
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If you have trouble accessing any of our electronic or Internet resources please contact the Reference Desk at 910-362-7034 or email Ask a Librarian.
Internet Resources:
Alamo Community College District - (California) Links to articles on Hot Topics
Debatabase.com - Arguments for and against hundreds of debating topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also includes background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books.
Ethics Updates - A scholarly site from the University of San Diego “dedicated to promoting the thoughtful discussion of difficult moral issues."
Hot Paper Topics - From Ambrose University O’Keefe Library (Iowa)
Librarian’s Internet Index - Hundreds of trusted links on various social issues.
Multnomah County Library (Oregon)- Provides links to information from multiple perspectives for students researching current social issues.
North Harris Montgomery Community College (Texas)- Links to and resource
guide for controversial topics.
Open Directory - Provides comprehensive list of links.
Santa Ana College (California)- Very comprehensive list of “hot topics” with links to pro and con discussions.
Speakout.com – Links to pro and con discussions on issues ranging from
abortion to technology.
Learning Objects & Tutorials:
Argument by Analogy Tutorial - A module of LogicTutor by Michael K. Green
Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial - by Jay VerLinden, professor of Communication at Humboldt State University
Basic Argument Analysis Tutorial - A module of LogicTutor by Michael K. Green
Mission Critical - An interactive critical thinking tutorial from San Jose State University- (a project of The Institute for Teaching and Learning)
Logic and Argument - A guide by Karen Gocsik, Dartmouth Writing Program