CQ Researcher
Murphy Library subscribes to the award-winning
Congressional
Quarterly (CQ) Researcher online news analysis service. CQ
Researcher publishes weekly reports that provide comprehensive,
unbiased coverage of current issues. Reports are approximately
25 pages long and can be viewed as web pages or PDF files. They
include an overview of the issue, a background section, a
pro/con section written by leading experts in the field, tables
& graphs, chronologies, bibliographies, contacts, footnotes, and
more.
Recent and forthcoming CQ Researcher topics include:
- Human Spaceflight: Are missions to the Moon and Mars feasible?
- Nuclear Disarmament: Will President Obama's efforts make the U.S. safer?
- Interrogating the CIA: Should its role in terrorism cases be reexamined?
- Gays in the Military: Should the ban on homosexuals be lifted?
- Health-Care Reform: Is universal coverage too expensive?
- Energy and Climate Should carbon-based fuels be phased out?
CQ Researcher reports are frequently used by students as they prepare papers, speeches, and presentations on current events. They are also used by students, faculty, and staff who want a complete overview of issues that are currently in the media.
CQ Researcher can be accessed anywhere on campus. Off campus access is available using UW-L email credentials to log in. Find CQ Researcher featured on the library home page, in the list of “most popular databases,” and in the library’s A-Z list of databases by title or go directly to http://libdata.uwlax.edu/link.phtml?page_id=33&element_id=329.
