Database Access - Username/Password
To use the Library's databases and e-book collections, you will be asked to enter a username and password. This username and password is now your personal username and password information, the same username and password that you enter to login to Moodle, Portico, and your Lee email.
When you attempt to access the library's databases, you will see the screen below. As a Lee student, choose the first box.
You will then be taken to a login screen where you will enter in your own personal username and password. The screen for Lee students will look like this...
If at any time you encounter the following ACA login, please contact the library for assistance.
Please contact the Reference desk during library hours at (423) 614-8562 if you have any questions or you may email us anytime at library@leeuniversity.edu.
Researching Hot Topics in CQ Researcher
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
A database of in-depth, authoritative reports on a full range of political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature, plus tools to study the evolution of the topic over time. -- CQ Press
The CQ Researcher Database provides a broad overview of contemporary topics in its Featured Reports.
The Featured Reports include
- a brief Introduction
- a thorough Overview of the topic
- the topic Background
- the Current Situation surrounding the topic
- a future Outlook concerning the topic
- Pro/Con voices
- a detailed Chronology
- Short Features
- Maps/Graphs
- and information About the Author.
- Each report also includes a Bibliography and Footnotes so you can locate these resources for your research.
You can learn more about finding resources in CQ Researcher by watching the instructional video below.
Hot Topics
Follow the links below to learn more about these different Hot Topics through CQ Researcher. You may need to login by choosing your institution on the right hand side of the screen (Lee University) and then logging in with your Portico/Moodle/Email username and password. Please contact the library if you have issues.
- Abortion
- Animal Rights
- Climate Change
- College Debt
- Crime and Policing
- Death Penalty
- Drug Abuse
- E-Cigarette Dilemma
- Economy
- Education
- Energy Policy
- Global Warming
- Gun Control
- Health Care
- Immigration Policy
- Aging Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- LGBT Rights
- Marijuana Legalization
- Measles Resurgence
- Opioid Addiction
- Poverty and Homelessness
- Privacy and the Internet
- Terrorism
- U.S. Trade Policy
- Browse More Topics and Issues