Search information in databases: Issues online

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• Issues Online is a reference source addressing

contemporary social issues

• This source provides a wide range of information including: articles with news and views, key facts, key statistics, lobby group links, newspaper archives, reference sites, research guides and glossaries.

To get access to this electronic resource off-campus, you need to have created an Athens Account. If you don’t have one yet, please contact the LRC Help Desk (020 8394 3055) or email LRC@nescot.ac.uk

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STEP 1 Log in to Weblearn

Log in to Weblearn at: http://weblearn.nescot.ac.uk/

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STEP 2 Open the database in your course

Go to your course and find the e-resources and e-books section. Click on ‘Issues online’ to gain access to the database.

If you are using Issues Online at college, go straight to Step 4.

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STEP 3 Sign in via OpenAthens

Enter your Athens username (ness0------) and password.

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STEP 4 Main page

On the main menu you have the subject areas with all the topics that you can choose from. On the top there is a keyword search bar that allows you to search from keywords.

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STEP 5 Select a topic

Click on All Subjects and then select a topic (e.g. Alcohol).

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STEP 6 Contents

Among the information related to each topic you can find:

a. General Articles b. Multimedia c. Key Statistics d. Resources e. Glossary f. Key Facts g. Assignments h. Useful Websites

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All the information is extracted from a book which you can read complete online or borrow as a hard copy from the LRC.

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a. General Articles

You can download the e-book or view all of the articles that are associated with the topic.

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b. Multimedia This section allows you to view any video clips associated with the topic.

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c. Key Statistics

This section contains handy graphs and charts – statistical evidence to support your argument.

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d. Resources

Includes the titles of other Issues books on related topics, and links to organisations for further research.

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e. Glossary Definitions of key words for each topic.

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f. Key Facts

Here you will find key facts and statistics from that specific topic area. The link at the end of each bullet point will take you to the article from which the fact was taken. Where a link is not provided, this means the article the fact was taken from has not been included in Issues Online, though it can be found in the accompanying hard-copy Issues title.

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g. Assignments Assignments and questions featuring useful research and design activities, debating ideas and written exercises – perfect for checking your understanding of each topic.

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h. Useful websites Links to other websites related to the topic.

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CONTACT DETAILS

Address

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Telephone

Welcome desk: 020 8394 3175 Help desk: 020 8394 3055 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

E-mail

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