UCF Research Guides: Ideas for Research Topics: Other Resources

Other Resources

Brookings Institute
"The research agenda and recommendations of Brookings's experts are rooted in open-minded inquiry and our 300+ scholars represent diverse points of view. Research topics cover foreign policy, economics, development, governance and metropolitan policy."
Homework Center - Social Issues (Multnomah County Library)
provides links to meet the needs of middle and high school students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives. Some of the resources may be useful for college research papers as well.
Hot Topics on the Internet (San Diego State University)
includes a list of hot topics supersites which have resources on many controversial topics of current interest.
How Stuff Works
"Find high-quality video, article, quiz and image gallery resources explaining hundreds of topics, from history to geography to auto repair and gardening."
Issues & Causes in the Yahoo! Directory
provides a list of Internet links for various issues.
National Debate Tournament Topics (1921+)
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Examples:
1921-1922 RESOLVED: That the principle of the "closed shop" is justifiable.
1922-1923 RESOLVED: That the United States should adopt the cabinet-parliamentary form of government.
1923-1924 RESOLVED: That the United States should enter the World Court of the League of Nations as proposed by President Harding.
1924-1925 RESOLVED: That Congress should be empowered to override by two-thirds vote. decisions of the supreme court which declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
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2010-2011 Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase the number of and/or substantially expand beneficiary eligibility for its visas for one or more of the following: employment-based immigrant visas, nonimmigrant temporary worker visas, family-based visas, human trafficking-based visas.
2011-2012 Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for one or more of the following: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
Project Vote Smart
provides information about political campaigns and ballot issues.
Public Agenda Online
provides issue guides for many topics, including abortion, America's global role, crime, the economy, education, the environment, the federal budget, gay rights, health care, higher education, illegal drugs, immigration, medical research, medicare, poverty & welfare, race, right to die, and social security.
Research Guides (Kingwood College)
guides for specific courses and topics

ProQuest Topical Bibliographies

Current Bibliographies (ProQuest)

ProQuest developed a collection of bibliographies on popular topics with links to content in the various ProQuest databases. ProQuest does not appear to be creating any new Current Bibliographies guides, but they have retained and updated some of them. The UCF Libraries subscribe to the Congressional and Statistical Insight databases. The other principal databases referenced in these bibliographies which are not part of the UCF Libraries' subscriptions are Statistical Datasets and Government Periodicals Index.

Abortion & Women's Health
Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia)
Athletes & Illegal Drug Use
Bullying & School Violence
Childhood Obesity
Climate Change/Global Warming
Cyberterrorism
European Union (EU)
Gun Control
High School Dropouts
HIV/AIDS
Human Trafficking
Islamic State
Racism & Racial Discrimination
Same-Sex Marriage
Supreme Court Nominations & Background
Teen Suicide
Unemployment
Violence Against Women