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

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