If you are having trouble selecting your topic for a research assignment or paper, you can get topic ideas and overviews by browsing:
The sources listed on this page can help you formulate your thesis statement.
Picking Your Topic is Research, created by North Carolina University Libraries (YouTube video)
Review the subjects and titles in our Gale Ebooks collection of specialized encyclopedias to find topic ideas.
Topic Ideas handout (MS Word)
Topic Ideas worksheet (MS Word)