Choosing a topic might be easy, but narrowing a topic down to find resources for your project can be a lot harder. Try the ProCon or All Sides websites (below) to explore broad topic ideas, and to see what current topics are presented. Test and experiment with keyword searches to generate more specific or targeted keywords that can be used to narrow your search.
Pros, cons and statistics (!) about controversial issues. Articles are written by bipartisan, non-profit staffers.
"AllSides™ is a media solutions company that strengthens our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation."
Credo Reference searches approximately 2,119,628 full text articles in 766 titles from 102 publishers. Broad subject coverage includes current and historical information in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
2,500 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcript titles, plus a collection of over 7 million maps, pictures, weblinks, and audio/video files. Titles cover a wide range of subjects including business, education, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many others.
The Library has a guide to help you with remote access. It shows you how to login, change your password, use Remote Desktop, and troubleshoot issues. We also have a guide for understanding and navigating BTC Technology: BTC Technology Camp.
