This guides you in picking a topic for a paper.  

Below are other guides to help determine a Paper Topic:

California State University, Long Beach - Opposing Viewpoints
CSA (MD) - Guide to Discovery
Evergreen State College (WA) - Hot Topics and Previous Hot Topics
Glendale (AZ) Community College - Argumentative Essay Topics
Manhattan (NY) Community College - Student Speech and Term Paper Topics
Multnomah County Library - Social Issues
Murray (KY) State University - Hot Topics
Old Dominion (VA) University - Idea Generator
Religious Tolerance Organization - Currently Active Conflicts
St. Ambrose University (IA), O'Keefe Library - Hot Paper Topics
University of Louisville (KY) - Hot Topics 
University of Michigan (MI) - Documents in the News: Current Events Research
University of Washington (WA) - Hot Topics
Vanderbilt University (TN) - Public Policy Issues and Groups
American Civil Liberties Union - Issues Page

California State University, Long Beach also has books to help with research topics. They provide ideas, places to start and other things to consider when writing a paper.

Beasley, D. (2000). Beasley's Guide to Library Research. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Bolner, M.S. (2001). The research process: books and beyond. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.
Davis, J.P. (2004). The Rowman & Littlefield guide to writing with sources. Rowman & Littlefield.
McDougald, D. (1999). 100 More Research Topic Guides for Students. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Stebbins, L. F. (2006). Student guide to research in the digital age : how to locate and evaluate information sources. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.  

Get help if your have forgotten how to write a paper for a class.

This page was created by
Kelly Janousek, Librarian
California State University, Long Beach
Created on October 31, 2000