ENG120:
Documented Argument Essay
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- Polls
- Legislative Sources
- Locating Articles
- Locating Books
- Citation Formats
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Statistics and Background Information
The Pace University Library has selected Internet Resources in Statistics available. These web pages have been evaluated by a librarian and include a brief description about each site.
Specialized Encyclopedias:
The library has subject encyclopedias in science and technology, psychology, education, social sciences, etc. The following encyclopedias could prove particularly useful in researching background information and statistics on certain controversial topics:
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Encyclopedia of American Social History
(Ref HN57 .E58 1993 v. 1-3)
"Contributions by historians and scholars from ethnology, geography, literature, religion, anthropology, and sociology discuss the major issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, and sexual and political orientation that have dominated historical inquiry since the late 1960s."
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
(Ref QH332 .E52 1995)
Covers medical topics, such as abortion and euthanasia, from an ethical perspective.
- Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
(Ref HV6017 .E53 2001)
Historical and theoretical issues, juvenile delinquency, and self-destructive behavior are all given in-depth coverage in this four volume set.
- Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics
(Ref BL2525 .E52 1999)
Topics such as the Fourteenth Amendment and cults are included as well as the texts of important speeches and documents from 1620 to 1995.
- Guide to American Law, plus yearbooks.
(Ref KF156.G77)
Legal aspects of abortion, air transportation, drugs, impeachment, prostitution, etc.
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
(Ref Q 121 .M3 1992)
Information on such topics as greenhouse effect, water pollution, recycling, and pesticides.
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
(Ref GN333 .W67 1998)
Provides information on 500 cultures throughout the world focusing on daily concerns such as food, language, clothing, and religion.
Online Poll Results
Legal Sources
- Thomas Legislation on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov
Under "Legislation," select "Bills and Resolutions." On the next screen you can search the full text or just the summary of documents. Also try the "Summary and Status Information about Bills and Resolutions" near the bottom of the page to search by keyword in the current and previous Congresses.
- Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Collection
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
Information about the Supreme Court, searchable and browsable. In the "archive of decisions" area (left navigation) you can browse by topic, author or party.
- LegalTrac (Library subscription database)
Case Studies, Government Regulations, Practice of Law, Statutes, Taxation and International Law. Access all major law reviews, and specialty law and bar association journals. ***Use the Subject search to find a list of subjects that may help you narrow your topic.***
- Lexis-Nexis Academic (Library subscription database)
Full Text database of news, business, medical and legal resources, including highly specialized trade journals, leading national and international newspapers, state and federal statistics and case law. ***The Legal Research link will allow you to do a keyword search under Area of Law by Topic.***
Databases for Locating Articles
- Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. ***Use the Subject Terms button to look up Statistics and then ADD one of the terms to your search.***
NOTE: you can limit your search to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals
- Research Library
Research Library provides access to full-text journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, and psychology. More than 1,900 titles are full text in this database. ***You can limit the type of document to Statistics in this database.***
NOTE: you can limit your search to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals
Locating Books
Books can be found by searching the Pace Library Catalog using title, author, subject, or keyword searching. Once you have found a source that you find useful, look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings towards the bottom of the catalog record to determine the best terms to use in a Subject search for further materials.
The library has three series of books that may be helpful to you in this project. These books take one controversial topic in each volume and present arguments and sometimes statistics:
- Reference Shelf series: Perform a keyword search in the library catalog using the search terms "reference shelf" to see the entire series, or combine your search terms (i.e. "affirmative action") with "reference shelf."
- At Issue series: Search the catalog by title, typing in "at issue" to see the entire series.
- Opposing Viewpoints series: Search the catalog by title, typing in "opposing viewpoints" to see the full list of titles.
Citation Formats
To complete your paper, you will need to cite your sources. The Pace University Library has examples and style guides for MLA and APA online.
To cite a Legal Case in MLA format follow the below sample:
United States v. Ameline. No. 02-30326, US Ct of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
21 July 2004.
To cite an Act, Statute or Law: (For Statute use the abbreviation Stat. and for Public Law use Pub.L.)
Women's Business Center Amendments Act of 1999. Pub.L. 017.106.
6 Apr. 1999.
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Last Updated 3/19/08
Sarah Burns Feyl
sburnsfeyl@pace.edu
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