Oct 25

New and Improved Functionality Comes to Issues & Controversies

October 25, 2021
Scales, representing the balanced pro/con issues researchers can find in the Issues & Controversies database

Expertly Curated with Intuitive Organization

Exciting enhancements have been made to the award-winning Issues & Controversies database, including a fresh new mobile and tablet-friendly design, more intuitive navigation, and a more user-friendly experience. 

Issues & Controversies’ New Enhancements Include: 

The new drop-down menu in the Issues & Controversies database

The new drop-down menu in Issues & Controversies

  • Improved responsive design—optimized for computer, tablet, and mobile
  • Improved home page design based on customer feedback
  • Improved page tool functionality
  • Access the database’s rich resources from every page using the top-left drop-down menu—Pro/Con Articles, Issues, Videos, Court Cases, Bill of Rights in Debate, and more key content is always at your fingertips
  • Dynamic citation options now include NoodleTools export functionality for all records
  • Improved Bill of Rights section, including new overview intro and linked articles 
  • Plus, a wealth of new content! 

Check out our brief webinar where we speak to Editor-in-Chief Andrew Gyory, Ph.D., on how Issues & Controversies is built to support critical thinkers and debaters!

What Is the Issues & Controversies Database?

The award-winning Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with an extensive backfile, Issues & Controversies offers in-depth articles—each presenting both sides of an issue clearly, coherently, and without bias—made to inspire thought-provoking debates. Its straightforward presentation of the key facts, arguments, history, and current context of today’s most important and timely issues makes the database an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.

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