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McQuade Library is excited to introduce MACKsearch, a tool that allows you to search the majority of the library's physical and electronic resources simultaneously.
Selecting a paper topic that interests you can sometimes be challenging. Here are some ideas to help you find an appropriate research topic:
1) Pick a topic from a newspaper or magazine article;
2) Pick a topic from a news story you saw on television, heard on the radio, or read online;
3) Find a topic in an online resource, such as:
4) Look through some reference sources, either in print in the library or online. Ask a librarian if you need help!
McQuade Library subscribes to a few online reference sources.
A collection of reference resources in many subject areas.
Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder and Search to find international viewpoints, articles, statistics, multimedia and primary source material on global issues and current events.
Search this source for introductory and more in-depth articles on business, education, environmental, social science topics including research methods.
Search hundreds of reference sources - dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases - for topic overviews and links to our other online resources. Includes mind map/concept map search feature.
A reference resource for learners of all ages, interests, and learning journeys.
For most topics, it's a good idea to use and cite scholarly works rather than Wikipedia.
Visit McQuade's "Wikipedia: Researchers Beware" page for more information.
