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Mrs. Hart 10R -Global Issues Research Project

Global Issues Research Project - Mrs. Hart -Global 10R

Global Issues Research Project
Global History 10R-Mrs. Hart


When researching a social issue within a particular country, the following databases will be great sources of information. (You should print this page before clicking on link to the VRC below)

*Note you may want to research your issue first, and then by reading through some of the articles found, you can determine which countries have the most violations of, or problems with, a particular issue. (An advanced boolean search using and may also work, i.e. women's rights and china).

Access the Virtual Reference Collection using this link;

http://xaaa.calypso.scoolaid.net/bin/vrc/vrcList?level=hs&p=h1

username: sayvillehs   password: shs123

Under History and Geography on left side scroll down and select

SIRS Knowledge Source. At the home page, go to the right side and see Your 'Top Ten' leading issues. Click on 'More Issues' below the boxes.
Link to articles from this list of topics. SIRS Knowledge Source


Another great resource is eLibrary. It's located in the same column a few lines above SIRS.
  • Type your issue into the search box.For many of the issues you'll be researching, eLibrary has a special feature that allows you to Expand this Research Topic box.
  • Scrolling down, select from links related to your topic.


Also located within the Virtual Reference Collection (VRC)
use the databases below for gov't data, maps, photographs and statistics about your country.

Cultural Grams - also located under the History and Geography column within the VRC, use this site to look at "detailed cultural information on over 200 countries."
  • Type in your country or select region from colored map
  • See statistics and development data on right, as well as links to societal info such as government & economy on left.
  • Links to photographs can be found on the right

CIA World Factbook- also under History and Geo, this is a great tool for finding facts about your particular country. Use the pull down menu on the right to select your country. See photographs in the middle of the page for adding visuals to project. Scroll down to select links to country data.


Questions? see me, Mrs. Finnerty in the library.
Also, for info on additional databases to try ask me!