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Library "How do I...?"
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Scholarly or academic topics
Browsing for scholarly or academic topics
The best research topics come from your interests. Choose a topic you want to know more about and then research it. If you need to use scholarly or peer-reviewed sources, you’ll find your research easier if you choose a topic popular with researchers and experts. One way to find popular topics is to browse through press releases and news items about new and interesting areas of research.
CQ Researcher
Get ideas by browsing topics in the CQ Researcher database.
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These weekly reports provide thoughtfully written analyses of social, economic and political issues. Every issue features an extensive report on one topic.
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect shows press releases from universities, laboratories and research centers around the world. You can browse by topic, or search the site. Each press release is accompanied by a citation for the original study or conference paper.
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A full-text database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books, including reference works. (Tip: After searching for your topic, choose the "Refine by subscribed journals" feature on the results page to view the items you can access free of charge because you are a TCC student.)
Library Guides
Your subject’s research guide may have links to current research or journals that will news items about research. Use the link below to see a list of subject guides.
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Library "How do I?" credits
The TCC Library "How do I?" guide is adapted from the Library DIY project created by Meredith Farkas, Amy Hofer, Lisa Molinelli and Kimberly Willson-St. Clair at Portland State University Library. Several Library "How Do I?" pages are adapted from pages within the Portland Community College Library "How do I" project, as well as the Oregon State University Libraries' Library DIY project.
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