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- Choosing a Research TopicThis site provides quick strategies for picking a research topic.
- Using CQ Researcher to Find a TopicThis guide will show you how to use CQ Researcher to find a research topic on current issues.
- CQ Researcher and CQ Global ResearcherA collection of in-depth and fact-checked reports on pressing domestic and international issues. Covers 1923-present.
- Research Topics: New York Times401 argumentative research topics from the New York Times.
Key Databases
- Academic Search UltimateThis is a multidisciplinary collection of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and other sources.
- Mas CompleteA good source for advanced ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Every article is assigned a reading-level indicator.
- Oxford Reference: Foreign Language Dictionary CollectionCollection of bilingual dictionaries. Languages included: French, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Welsh.
- JSTORMultidisciplinary journal collection, including the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
- MLA International BibliographyInternational modern language and literature bibliographic database. Includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals, with citations from over 5,000 journals and series, monographs, working papers, and conference proceedings all together.
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Need the PDF/full-text?
Use Article Linker to search for full-text across all databases. If the article isn't available, choose Request via ILLiad or use interlibrary services to request a copy from another library.
