ENGL 102 Research Guide: Pro & Con Websites

If you decide to Google first, here are a few helpful searches:

• pros and cons site:.edu
• pros cons site:.gov
• pros cons ebooks site:.edu
• pros cons ebooks site:.gov
• advantages disadvantages gmos site:edu
• advantages disadvantages gmos site:.gov

Remember:

• Verify who the author is. Authors at .edu sites range from freshmen to professors.
• Check the dates. Some subjects may have changed greatly in a short period of time.

Here are a few recommended sites that give students opposing views on topics:

• ProCon.org (non-partisan)
• Public Agenda: Resources: Reports & Surveys; Discussion Guides (non-partisan)
• Congressional Research Service Reports (non-partisan) - archived by the Federation of American Scientists
• United Nations: Global Issues Overview

You've found some great information, but you're not sure how to cite it. What can you do?

• Talk to your instructor
• Talk to a librarian
• Look at your English book and class handouts
• Use Purdue OWL to check the citation format
• Use Knight Cite to help cite web resources and then compare to Purdue OWL
• Use the database's suggested citation and then compare the bibliographic information and the citation to Purdue OWL