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HUM - Green: Topics & Background Information

Subject-related sources, websites, and information.

Finding Topics

Short of ideas for your research assignment? Opposing Viewpoints contains a list of more than 400 controversial topics.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
A good source of topic ideas for papers and speeches that includes articles from academic journals, newspapers, magazines; audio; videos; opinion essays; and primary sources on controversial issues.

General encyclopedias

Topic overviews, viewpoints, and other books and articles on a variety of topics.

Online encyclopedia:

World Book Advanced
More than 1.3 million pages of primary source documents, books, documents, and selections fully integrated with the encyclopedia content. Research and teaching tools include timelines, citation builder, and saved research.

Subject encyclopedias

For in-depth information on a subject, try a subject-specific encyclopedia.

Subject Encyclopedias (OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)

Credo Reference

Credo Reference
An easy to use resource for starting your research. Provides background information from dictionaries and encyclopedias on a wide array of topics ranging from Art to Technology. Wikipedia alternative

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