Library Guides: WRIT 100/101: First Year Writing I: Resources for your Paper

Selecting a Topic

General Topics

Browzine
Browzine is a great tool for browsing journal articles to help with brainstorming a topic.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Includes full-length articles on "current event" topics. Articles have an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research

ProCon.org
ProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. We research issues that are controversial and important, and we present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format at no charge.
New York Times Topics
Each topic page collects all the news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published on topics.
University of MS Library Topic Guides
Look through other topic guides created by librarians at UM. From "Contextualization at UM" to "Human Experimentation & UFOs," we cover a lot of ground.

Higher EducationTopics

Daily Mississippian
Good for browsing or searching to look at current (or past) issues at Ole Miss

Chronicle of Higher Education Online This link opens in a new window
This publication focuses on issues in higher education

Library One Search
One Search is the primary method for finding research articles through the library.
Library Catalog
The library catalog should be used to find books, government documents, and movies on your topic.
Google - Use Limiters
You can limit to government sites using .gov or educational sites by using .edu. Example: site*.edu smoke-free campus would search all university and college websites for mentions of smoke-free campus

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Includes broad coverage of many topics

Data

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is one of the leading statistics companies on the internet. With a team of over 200 statisticians, database experts, analysts, and editors, Statista provides users with an innovative and intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information.
Roper Center For Public Opinion Research This link opens in a new window
Collection of poll data from 1936 to the present that includes US polling firms, social issues, politics, pop culture, and more
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Database is useful when looking for data (including but not limited to prison/crime, energy, income/poverty, education, transportation). This database is an authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.