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Tips on selecting a great research topic
Last update: Sep 15th, 2008 URL: http://libguides.sonoma.edu/content.php?pid=13892  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Tip

Some topics are too big such as:

  • The War in Iraq
  • Globalization
  • Art and Society

Try narrower topics such as:

  • How is the Iraq War affecting the Iraqi school systems?
  • How does globalization affect the clothing industry?
  • What role does public art play in large cities?
 

Links

These are great places to browse for ideas:

  • Public Agenda Topics  
      
    A nonprofit public opinion research and education organization website that contains excellent overviews, research reports and articles on major controversial topics.
  • SpeakOut  
      
    A non-partisan Internet activism portal providing opinion surveys, issues briefs, databases, etc. on over 120 public interest topics.
  • Topics from the Online NewsHour  
      
    A public TV news program that offers transcripts of discussions on issues under broad categories such as Congress, the economy, the military, transportation, religion, etc.
  • CQ Researcher  
      
    Concise overviews of current high-interest topics (SSU Library)
  • Sage eReference  
      
    Great place to get background ideas on a variety of topic. Search or browse. (SSU Library)
  • Academic Search Premier  
      
    Keyword search with a general topic to see what articles have been written that could turn into topics. (SSU Library)
 
 

Need Help?

Contact Your Librarian if you have any questions! They can always help you think of great topic ideas.

 

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