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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.

General encyclopedias

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

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Subject encyclopedias

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

Credo Reference

Start your research with CREDO. Get background information from dictionaries and encyclopedias on topics ranging from Art to Technology.

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