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Choosing a Topic
Here are a few recommended resources to help you choose and develop a good research topic:
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
- Issues & ControversiesExplores hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Offers in-depth articles presenting both sides of an issue clearly, coherently, and without bias based on key facts, arguments, history, and current context.
- CQ Researcher (Sage)
CQ Researcher offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of today’s important issues and controversial subjects. Each report contains a “background,” “chronology,” “current situation,” and “pro-con” features. Graphics including photographs, tables, maps, and charts to help make sense of complex topics.
- Topic Finder (General OneFile)Enter your topic into Topic Finder to discover full text articles representing various aspects and opinions.
- ProConAn open web source that lists trending topics and issues.
- IssueLabExplore topics and issues to help identify a research topic.
- Choosing a TopicVisit the MCC Library research guide on tips and resources for choosing a topic.