Go
to the Reference Collection and look over the index and the article
titles in a specialized encyclopedia that covers the subject area or
discipline of your topic (for example, psychology, United States social
history, women's studies, linguistics, environmental studies, etc.).
USEFUL
SOURCES FOR FINDING TOPICS10,000 Ideas for Term Papers by Kathryn
Lamm
(Ref
LB 1047.3 .L35 1991)
This publication gives ideas in over 100 categories ranging from
adolescents through business, ethics, the future, government, media,
space to world scene. Topics are coded by the level of difficulty
in finding materials.
CQ
Researcher
CQ Researcher is located on the Index Tables within the Infomation
Commons. It is published weekly by Congressional Quarterly, Inc.,
a research firm. Every topic is carefully chosen, throughly researched,
then put into report form. Each report averages 20 pages and includes
a thorough examination of the topic, a chronological overview and
an extensive bibliography for further research.
Various
Controversial Issues Series
The following listed series are all useful for finding beginning information
on a wide variety of controversial topics. In general they each contain
essays which present both points of view of the issues being covered.
At Issue Series
Current Controversies
Ideas in Conflict
Information Plus Reference Series
Opposing Viewpoints Series
Taking Sides Series
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