Research Guides: CELAC & English Language Learning: Find books & articles for research

Find books in the library catalog

These resources can help support your debate topic by identifying pro/con essays and articles about controversial topics.

Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Essays, scholarly journal articles, news articles and primary documents that present multiple perspectives on current and controversial topics. Helpful for debating, developing arguments, and writing position papers. Coverage: 2010-present.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
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Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary resource contains access to scholarly journals, book reviews, magazine articles, newspaper articles, books, videos, and trade publications in English and a wide variety of other languages. Coverage: 1887-present

Library Catalog
Use the main search box on the library home page to find books and articles. Enter some keywords that relate to your topic. When your results display, use the LIMITS on the left to limit to just books or just articles or to a specific date range.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
An index of scholarly articles and books. Look for the Find@UNM link to access the full-text articles in University Libraries subscription databases. For books check the library catalog.
Google Scholar will link to some--not all--of the online resources to which the University Libraries subscribes. Use the "Check full text @ UNM" link to see if the resource is available through a UNM subscription. It may also be helpful to look up the journal or citation through UNM eJournals tool.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Articles from international, national, and regional newspapers, newswires, and news sites. It includes access to major United States newspapers, such as, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. Coverage 1980-present.
New York Times (1980 - current) This link opens in a new window
The national paper of record with domestic and international news. Coverage: 1980-present.