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Intermediate Research Skills: Searching on Gale In Context Opposing Viewpoints - Asnuntuck

Analyzing the Results

The topic page starts with an overview and picture of the topic 

It is then split into different types of sources

a. Featured Viewpoints: quick essays highlighting differing opinions within the topic, handpicked by Gale

b. Viewpoints: more opinions on the topic

c. References: Overviews of the topic

d. Statistics and Infographics: Graphs, charts and data to support your research

e. Multimedia: Pictures, videos, podcasts, and audio

f. News and Magazines: Recent coverage and in-depth analysis

g. Academic Journals: Scholarly articles written by scholars in the field, often peer-reviewed

 

Once you choose a source type, the list of results will be to the left.

1. The title, author(s), and information will be listed.

2. It will also indicate if it is Peer-Reviewed

3. You can filter the results further 

a. Publication Date: You can limit the results to a specific date range, depending on the assignment consider limiting to the last ten years

b. Subjects: Provides a list of subjects and allows you to search for specific subjects within the results

c. Document Type: Provides a list of document types and allows you to choose the types of source

d. Peer-Reviewed: You can check off whether you want only peer-reviewed articles