There are a number of ways to find a topic for your paper or project:
The library has a number of resources that may help you find a topic of interest.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Collection of online reference books published by Gale. Many of the books in this database are specialized encyclopedias in specific subject areas. For example, Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education and The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders.
In-depth reports on current and controversial issues with complete summaries, pro and con discussions of all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
Collection of electronic reference books, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
News and Newspapers Research Guide
This guide points you to databases that have news and newspapers within them. You can search in these databases to find coverage on your potential topic or brainstorm topics using keyword searching.
Once you have a topic in mind, you can do some preliminary or background research to help you define your topic by either broadening or narrowing your topic to a manageable research project. The library resources listed above can help with this process. You can also look at a Research Guide in your larger topical area to find specialized databases on your subject area. Here is a link to the Research Guides, which are organized by college or discipline, or general topic.
Remember, when beginning your research: