A Search Strategy

Find a Topic

Search Strategy Steps

Find a Topic
Pre-Search Analysis
Appropriate Search Tool
Evaluate Your Results


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 Using online topic sources     

The Internet is a resource for finding topics for papers. Try one of the following specific sites:

• Issues & Controversies     Example


• Hot Paper Topics


• Yahoo! Society and Culture:Issues and Causes


• Hot Topics Supersites


• Homework Central: Social Issues


• Documents in the News

 Using LBCC's Online Catalog   

The Linn-Benton Community College library maintains a number of book series in it's collection that could be a starting point for finding a topic. The following are three such series:

• Opposing Viewpoints     Example
• Contemporary World Issues
• The Reference Shelf

Our library also has a popular book titled 10,000 ideas for term papers, projects, reports, and speeches : intriguing, original research topics for every student's need which has been quite helpful.

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