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CELLULAR TELEPHONES
DEFINITION: A terrestrial mobile telephone system based on radio links for transmission and reception to a fixed transmitter receiver station for relay back to a telephone central office…It is also known as cellular radio and mobile cellular telephone. (McGraw-Hill Electronic Dictionary)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· Should cellular telephones be banned from cars?
· Do cell phones cause cancer or non-cancerous tumors?
· How have cellular telephones effected business?
· What are the latest advances in cellular telephone technology?
· How has the use of cellular phones effected emergency response?
· Should wiretapping be allowed on cellular phone conversations?
· Discuss the effect of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 and the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and their effect on cellular conversations.
· What are electromagnetic fields and what does research show about their safety?
· Should cell phones be allowed in schools and college classrooms?
· What are some solutions to cell phone etiquette?
· How can cellphones be protected from hacking?
· How can cellphones be used to ease traffic?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: : Cellular telephones; Cellular Radio; Low-level radiation; Personal communication service systems; Electromagnetic interference; Wiretapping
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
| McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology | REF Q 121 .M312 2004 |
| Science and Its Times | REF Q 175.46 .S35 2000 v.7 |
| Science Year “Cellular Phones, Today and Tomorrow” | REF Q 9 .S33 2002 |
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERNCE DESK:
CQ Researcher "CQ Researcher “Cell Phone Safety” 3/16/01
Issues & Controversies “Cellular Telephones” 3/02/01; Cellular Telephone Bans 7/07/2006
At Issue: the Wireless Society (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Opposing Viewpoints: School Policies
STATISTICS:
NHSTA Study (pdf. Document) http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/ResearchNotes/809-293.pdf
Gallup Poll REF HN 90 .P8 G35
Environment: Information Plus (Ref Desk) (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Academic Search Complete | Expanded Academic ASAP | OmniFile Full Text Mega |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center | General Business File | Wilson Business Full Text |
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
| F.D.A. | http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/ |
| U.S. Federal Communications Commission RF Safety Program | http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/ |
| World Health Organization | http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/ |
| World of Wireless Communications | http://www.wow-com.com/ |
| World Health Organization | http://www.who.int/topics/cellular_phone/en/ |
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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