It can be tough to pick a research topic! Here are some ways to get started:
- Use one of the reference databases below. Like Wikipedia, each of these databases help you understand a topic, but they have more reliable information and usually have a list of sources at the bottom of each page.
- Meet with a librarian. Helping students find a topic is part of our job! A 30-minute meeting with a librarian will help you get started quickly. Click on the "Meet with me" button under my picture.
- Think about a manageable topic. For example: you can't fit the whole story of Rosa Parks into a paper. Focus on something detailed:
- You might write about her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
- Then, you focus even more: how did she relate to other organizers during the boycott? How did the media portray her?