Issues Online

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Issues Online is really user friendly and has information on around 60 topics. Issues will give you all categories of information on the topic you choose with no stress involved. It's so easy! The site is very easy to browse - all you need to do is select your topic keyword, type it in the search bar and go. It's ideal for:

• information on social issues
• current information from websites, newspapers and lobby groups
• school assignments and discursive essays
• what's happening in the world

You can look up the topic database from an easy to use menu and you will find key statistics and key facts on a variety of subjects. There is also information on lobby groups related to most of the topics listed. You can find information about:

• poverty
• globalisation
• gender issues
• drugs
• waste pollution
• fitness

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This is only a small sample of the topics database that Issues has to offer and you can look at online newspaper articles from the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent, the Scotsman, the Times Online and the Irish Times.


Issues Online has also put together a number of websites to direct your learning and help you to do your research. You will find this under Research Guide on the front page menu.

There is also a great Assignments area where you can find ideas about how to explore a topic. This will help you get started if you are unsure about what you want to explore.

If you are full of great ideas but don't know where to begin your research Issues Online can help you find the correct information for your school, college or university assignments.

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