1. Features of Points of View How to Get to Points of View
 This database provides a comprehensive  Go to the library’s website: U. Grant Miller
help center, with tutorials and text http://www.washjeff.edu/library Library
instructions for how to use the database.  Click on “Databases” in the gray Quick
 Click on the “Help” link in the upper right Links box.
corner.
Help Guide
Points of
 You can print, email, save, or export the
documents. Use the links at the top of the
citation record.
View
 Scroll down and click on “Points of View
Reference Center” in red.
Points of View is a
database that provides
 There’s also a text-to-speech feature, access to controversial
where you can listen to someone read essays on multiple sides to
the document to you.
 You can select the accent (American,
current issues. These
British, or Australian) and the speed essays can be used for
(slow, medium, or fast). debates, position papers,
 You can also download an MP3 file of developing arguments, and
the text-to-speech reading.
 This opens a new tab or window. Click on
honing critical thinking
“Points of View.” skills. It also provides
access to other documents
related to controversial
issues, like images,
 Click on the “Find More Like This” link at transcripts, videos, and
the top of the citation record to get a list
of documents that have similar subjects
newspapers.
to the document you’re viewing.
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2. How to Use Points of View  There are two search options: basic and Results
advanced.
 There are both browse features and search  The basic search form appears on the  The results are divided by document type.
features to navigate through this database. homepage. Use this for a Google-style These include Points of View, Periodicals,
 You can browse by category or view all search and type in your search terms. Newspapers, Biographies, Primary
topics from the homepage. Source Documents, Images, Videos,
Radio & TV News Transcripts, and
Books.
 Click on the tabs to see the results for a
specific document type.
Type any search
terms here
 Click on a title in blue to see a more detailed
Click on the tab to see
categories or topics
description of the document.
 To get to the advanced search form, click
on “Advanced Search” at the top of the
page.
 Clicking on a category will show a list of
sub-categories.
 The detailed citation record includes
information like author(s), source, document
 With advanced search, you can limit by type, subject and geographic terms,
document type, full text, publication type, abstract, and more.
 Scroll down or click on the link at the top of
reading level, peer reviewed, and more.
the page to access the full text document.
 The “View All Topics” tab shows a list of all
categories and sub-categories in the
database.