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Framingham State College Library Catalog
Owned by FSC and 40+ area libraries, FSC online library catalog provides access to information about books and other materials.
World Cat Off-Campus
World Catalog indexes books and electronic resources owned by over 10,000 libraries worldwide, including Internet sites, by name and subject via FirstSearch. FirstSearch provides online access to more than 30 databases.
If you are off-campus, please choose the off-campus button to access a
database. You will be directed to the login page and then the database
list. Please login using your campus network username and password.
Quick Online News Resources
CQ Researcher Off-Campus
Offers comprehensive reporting, analysis and in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues.
Citations for various styles, APA, MLA, Chicago, available online for easy citing.
Lexis-Nexis Off-Campus
Provides full text access to news, business, and legal information.
America's Newspapers (Newsbank) Off-Campus
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of the Boston Globe (1980 - present), Boston Herald (1997 -
present), Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 - present) and New York Times (2000 - present).
Newspaper Source Off-Campus
Provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Toronto Star,
etc. The database also contains selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
General Reference Center Gold Off-Campus
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books,
magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and
industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Finding Journal Articles Online [top of page]
Academic Search Premier (1965 - present) Off-Campus
Full text reference database. Includes about 4700 journals of which 3600 are peer reviewed journals.
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 - present) Off-Campus
Full-text and citation reference database.
Grammar & Style Guides [top of page]
Cite a Source
Provides examples for bibliography lists for the APA, Chicago, and MLA style formats.
Bibliographies & Works Cited Pages
A list of websites that contain rules and examples for bibliography lists in the APA, CBE, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, and other styles.
Recommended Websites [top of page]
Hot topics on Del.icio.us
Websites recommended by the Framingham State College community.
General Social Issues (Welfare, Social Security, Housing, etc.)
Infoplease
An online almanac that includes a section on society and culture as well as other topics.
Internet Public Library- Social Issues & Social Welfare
A listing of sites on topics ranging from literacy to human rights to peace.
Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare
Information and links on programs such as, welfare, Social Security, public housing, hunger and
nutrition, childcare and child support, and others, are the focus of this site.
RAND Hot Topics
Features various topics that are currently in the news or are highly relevant to current public policy
debate.
Abortion
Wabash Center
A guide to internet resources for teaching and learning in theology and religion.
Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health
research, policy analysis and public education. This site contains resources for all sides of the
abortion issue, including statistics, fact sheets and state policies on this contentious subject.
Child Abuse/Domestic Violence
Child Abuse Prevention Network
The Child Abuse Prevention Network is the Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Contains news, resources, and public policy links to various domestic violence sites.
Death Penalty/Capital Punishment
Death Penalty Information Center
Latest news, statistics, facts and commentary regarding capital punishment.
Bureau of Justice - Capital Punishment Statistics
Statistics, from the US Dept. of Justice, on capital punishment in the United States.
Drug Abuse/Steroids
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Research report from the NIDA on Anabolic steroid abuse.
World Anti-Doping Agency
WADA seeks to foster a doping-free culture in sport. It combines the resources of sports and
governments to enhance, supplement, and coordinate existing efforts to educate athletes about the
harms of doping, reinforce the ideal of fair play, and sanction those who cheat themselves and their
sport.
Euthanasia
Religion and Ethics: Euthanasia
Presented by the BBC, has arguments both for and against Euthanasia as well as the views of the different world religions.
Euthanasia.com
Information on research for Euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, living wills, and mercy killing.
Gambling
National Council on Problem Gambling
Information, links, and help for those who may have problems with their own or a loved one's
gambling.
NCALG - National Council Against Legalized Gambling
Provides resources to assist citizens in making an informed decision that all forms of legalized
gambling are detrimental to the economic, political, social and physical well being of individuals, the
community and the nation.
Genetic Testing
Medline Plus - Genetic Testing Page
From the National Institutes of Health; Brief Primer on genetic testing, overviews and latest news.
GeneTests
A publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare
providers, and researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons.
Global Warming/Climate Change
Natural Resources Defense Council - Global Warming
News and issue highlights as well as links and suggestions on how to deal with the issues.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists,
and other experts to bring a new approach to a complex and often controversial issue.
Gun Control
Jurist: The Legal Education Network, Gun Control
Presents a guide to gun laws, gun control and gun rights as a resource for individuals on all sides of
the issues.
Criminal Justice Resources: Gun Control
Links to gun control sites compiled by Michigan State University.
Healthcare Reform
The Commonwealth Fund - Healthcare Policy
A private foundation working to improve healthcare coverage and quality.
Center for Healthcare Reform
The Center for Healthcare Reform seeks to promote social change through nation wide dialogues that
engage the public with the values underlying specific systems of financing, managing, and delivering
care.
Immigration
Public Agenda - Immigration
A nonpartisan opinion research and civic engagement organization specializing in helping Americans
explore and understand critical issues.
National Immigration Law Center
Information on immigration law, policies and practices.
War on Terrorism/Iraq War
Global Policy Forum - Iraq War
Global Policy Forum’s mission is to monitor policy making at the United Nations, promote accountability
of global decisions, educate and mobilize for global citizen participation, and advocate on vital issues of
international peace and justice.
America's War on Terrorism
Government documents relating to 911 and the subsequent war on terror.
Reference Books [top of page]
Violence in America, Ref HN 90 .V5 .V5474 1999 v. 1-3
Encyclopedia of Abortion in the United States, Ref HQ 767.5 U5 P35 2002
American Homelessness, 3rd. ed., Ref HV 4505 .H647 2001
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare, Ref HV 4708 .E53 1998
Drugs and Drug Policy in America, Ref HV 5825 .D7884 2000
Illegal Drugs: America's Anguish, Ref HV 5825 .I42 2001
Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Reference Handbook, Ref HV 6570 .K55 1995
Gambling: Crime or Recreation?, Ref HV 6715 .G34 2000
Gun Control, Ref HV 7436 .K78 1998
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment, Ref HV 8694 .G76 1998
Capital Punishment, Ref KF 9227 .C2 F53 2000
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, Ref QH 332 .E52 1995, v. 1-5
Death and Dying: Who Decides? Ref R 726 .D42 2000
Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook, Ref R 726 .R53 1996
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