Unit 3: Defining a Research Topic

Lesson 5: Sources for Topic Ideas


If you have trouble coming up with a workable research topic, the following Edison College Library resources offer some good ideas:

10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports and Speeches by Kathryn Lamm
Call Number: REF LB1047.3 .L35 1998
Location: Edison/Lee Campus Reference Collection

100 More Research Topic Guides for Students by Dana McDougald
Call Number: REF Z710 .M19 1999
Location: Edison/Lee Campus Reference Collection

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Database

To access this resource, go to the Library’s homepage, at http://www.edison.edu/learningresources/index.shtml. Click on Find an Article, the link to the Library’s subscription databases. Log on. Select Opposing Viewpoints from the alphabetical list of databases. Click on the Basic search link to view a list of popular topics.

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