LIS 4934: BSIS Senior Capstone

News Sources

News sources can provide public reaction to, commentary on, and the current status of legislative and policy issues.

Access World News
Full text news from local, national, and international sources.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni is a valuable source because, in addition to print news sources, it also provides access to transcripts from media sources. Use Advanced Search and enter transcripts in the Source search field.
U.S. Major Dailies
Full text access to five major US newspapers: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. Coverage varies; no content before 1985.

Through the USF Libraries you have access to two excellent databases that provide in depth analysis and commentary on current topics.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Each week, CQ Researcher explores in depth a single "hot" issue in the news.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Integrates scholarly, academic, and statistical content from a variety of print and online sources to provide differing points of view on current social issues.
Drawing upon content from diverse publications such as Opposing Viewpoints from Greenhaven Press, and several reference works from MacMillan, Gale, and Scriber, users may search: viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, and newspaper and magazine articles. Other content includes images, curriculum standards, and podcasts. Users can perform basic, advanced, publication and subject queries. Users may choose from a variety of query options such as: date, ISBN, name, document name and content type. Search results are in HTML full text and other formats such as MP3 where available. Search results can be saved, emailed, printed and even exported to a bibliographic management software such as RefWorks. This resource is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate users.