Using issues online

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Information on contemporary issues

Using Issues Online

Issues Online Is one of our online Premier Choice sites where we've paid the subscription fee so you don't have to. Find it at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/onrl

To access Issues Online at home, you’ll need to log in using your Library card number

Issues Online Provides a wide range of information on contemporary issues

News and views articles
Key facts
Key statistics
Graphs & diagrams
Research guides
Resource links
Assignment questions
Glossaries
Issues Online includes

Children
Students
Adult learners
Ranging from simple key facts to in-depth articles, Issues Online is suitable for

Issues Online is arranged in ten subject areas listed in the left hand menu

Click on any of the subject areas to see a list of Topics There are over sixty Topics within the ten subject area

A full A-Z list of all Topics can be viewed by clicking on [ All Topics ]

There is also the option to do a Keyword Search

When you do a Keyword Search, it will give you a list of possible articles

Waste & Recycling
The Environment
Energy Matters and
Housing
However, it doesn’t indicate which Subject/Topic the articles come from. This ‘recycling’ search produced results from the Topics:

When you’ve chosen a subject and selected the Topic you want...

You’ll find the buttons for all the related information for your choice (Topic Articles is pre-selected when you start)

Below these are the contents of the section (in this case the Article titles)

All the articles in an Issues Topics are written from different, often opposing, perspectives and together form a balance argument discussing all major aspects of the issue.

Key Facts summarises important points from the Articles

Key Facts are also useful to emphasise your argument and make people think

Key Statistics selects important facts and measures about the Topic...

and displays them as graphs, tables or diagrams.

These can be used to make arguments clearer and better presented

Assignments gives a list of questions to help you explore different aspects of the Topic

Resources provides a list of related Issues Topics

And links to useful organisations

Glossary provides simple explanation of difficult words or jargon used in the Topic articles

At the very top of every page, you’ll find additional help and resources

Research Guides provides help with writing up your research, recording your sources, etc.

Resources provides a list of useful reference websites, mainly dictionaries and encyclopaedia, However...

There are much more comprehensive resources available in the online reference library

And under the relevant KS subject in the Learning Place

If you have any question about this or our other online services, you can contact us at [email_address]

Using issues online

by Lancashire Library Service on Oct 11, 2010

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