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Hot Topics
Websites with information about current and/or controversial issues and topics.
- ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union site presents a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
- Controversies: Collection of links for controversial topics including AIDS, alcohol, prisons, juvenile justice, Internet legal issues, etc.
- CQResearcher: comprehensive, nonpartisan analysis of contemporary issues provides pro and con arguments by experts (restricted to Nicolet campus computers)
- Issues & Controversies@FACTS.com: More than 300 full-text topics. Combines objective analysis and explanations of opposing points of view.(restricted to Nicolet campus computers)
- Issues in the News: Select "Single Issue Sites" for web links and print journals that deal with one issue, such as abortion, gun control, animal rights movement, environment, health care reform, etc. Issues that tend to be controversial and currently under debate.
- Librarians' Index to the Internet : A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.
- Public Agenda Online : policy options and public opinion behind critical public concerns
- Tap the Power : Bibliographies and suggested websites from the Wis. Legislative Reference Bureau on topics such as mad cow disease, cell phones and driving, shore land zoning, concealed weapons, etc.
- Yahoo: Society and Culture/Issues and Causes: Approximately 80 diverse topics covering issues such as violence, euthanasia, global warming, prostitution, drug policy, diversity, cloning, men's movement, death penalty, militia movement, Native Americans, etc.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.
In-Library Reference Help
Reference help is available at the reference desk to answer questions about the library collection and services. Any questions are appropriate, from finding call numbers to identifying articles on a specialized topic, from using microfilm to tracking down web sites. If you're not sure where to begin, or who to ask, go to the reference desk for help. If no one is at the reference desk, ask someone at the circulation desk. You can also call (365-4606 or 365-4479 or 1-800-544-3039 x4479) or send an email.