PAID 112 Section 19 - Garcia (Spring 2021)

In this Guide, you'll find:

• Resources and strategies for your section's research unit:

  • Tips for picking a research topic and select reference sources (these should be familiar from your PAID 111 library interactions)

  • Finding primary sources

  • Finding scholarly articles and books

• Contact information for your librarian

Preus Library has so much more than what's in this Guide! When you have questions about the library or about finding a resource, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Return to the Paideia 112 Research Unit Guide

What are you curious about?

• What do you still have questions about?
• This might seem obvious, but your topic should interest you!

How can you contribute to the conversation?

• Are there gaps in existing research?
• Can you approach a topic from a new angle or perspective?

Picking a topic is research, too!

This video (3 minutes) describes the process of choosing and testing out a topic. See more tips below the video, too!

Video posted on YouTube by North Carolina State University Libraries under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.

Search across these online encyclopedia collections to find relevant articles.

Alternatively, you could search in a subject encyclopedia relevant your topic.