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Opposing Viewpoints: Database Tips

This LibGuide is designed to help you get started using Opposing Viewpoints, a database created by Gale. This LibGuide was created by Gale and adapted by New York City College of Technology.

Browse Topics

Access a one-stop portal of information focused on popular issues or controversial subjects. Topic pages begin with an overview essay to help you understand why the issue is important, what controversies surround it, and how to focus further research. Additional content is organized to help you quickly analyze the issue.

  • Featured Viewpoints: Viewpoint essays and opinion pieces hand selected by Gale’s expert editorial team analyze all sides of an issue. Use these results to hone and support arguments in papers and debates.
  • Images, Videos, and Audio: Multimedia content from sources like NPR and BBC News provides engaging coverage of issues, and is perfect for use in projects and presentations .
  • Magazines and News: Articles from premium international sources provide recent perspectives with new results added every day! • Academic Journals: Scholarly and peer-reviewed publications provide advanced analysis.
  • Statistics, Primary Sources, and Websites: Additional results cover unique angles and help you build a thorough understanding of the issue.

Basic Search

Find the most relevant search results based on your search term(s). The search terms you use will focus on pulling results that use similar terms for Keywords, Title, and Subject.

Advanced Search

Customize your search with advanced options that will find the most relevant results.

You can use advanced search to run complex searches for specific results, or to perform open searches for a broad view of available content.

  • Subject: Choose this field to search document tags and find results fully focused on your topic. Try subject if your basic search produces too many results.
  • Publication Title: Use this option to find articles or documents from a particular publication like The Washington Post.
  • Entire Document: Pick this field to search within the entire text of documents. This option performs a broad search for any mention of your terms, so you can find precise phrases within results, or locate articles that touch on specific concepts.
  • Search Operators: Use these drop-downs to connect your search terms. AND ensures your results mention both terms. OR broadens your search to results mentioning either term. NOT excludes a term.