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If you are
struggling to find a topic |
- What is going on around you?
What social phenomena have you read about or
seen in the news that interests you? National
news?
*How about even local news?
Rocky Mount Telegram articles
*WRAL News in Raleigh:
Hearing Set for Ex-Funeral Home
Owner Charged in Wife's Slaying
A former Rocky Mount funeral home owner is due
in court Monday. Mark Bowling is charged with
first-degree murder for the death of his wife,
Julie Bowling...
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- What are the topics being
discussed in the courses that you are currently
taking, or would like to take? Look at your
class notes. Look at the texts from your various
courses and examine the tables of contents.
Browse through the text and look at the bold
headings for ideas that may catch your eye.
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- Browse through some of the
magazines and journals that are relevant to the
field of Justice Studies. Find articles that
address topics that interest you. A few of these
journals are listed below:
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
Annual Review of Sociology
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Feminist Studies
International Social Science Journal
Journal of Black Studies
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Social Issues
Social Problems |
| Search Tip: The library
owns these magazines and journals in both print and
electronic formats. Find print periodicals in the
blue shelves in front of the library lab, named
Current Periodicals. All of these are shelved in
alphabetical order by title. |
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Review your Information Requirements:
Books - Use the
Library Catalog to search for books.
How to get there: (1) Library
Homepage (2) Click on Find Books
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Books are excellent sources for finding in-depth
information on a topic.
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Use the online catalog to find subject-specific
dictionaries and encyclopedias. These are an
excellent starting point for looking up words,
phrases, and concepts in particular subjects. For
example, an Encyclopedia of Psychology, A
Handbook to Literature, or Encyclopedia of
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| Articles
- Use article databases to find articles that have
been published in popular magazines & scholarly
(academic) journals. How
to get there: (1) Library Homepage (2) Click on Find
Articles (3) Select databases by subject
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The articles found in these databases contain
information that is more current, but less
in-depth, than information found in books.
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The article database called CQ Researcher
is a great place to find articles on Justice
topics.
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| Internet Source Google,
Yahoo, Ask.com, Wikipedia, Dogpile, etc...you know
the drill. Here is where you can find breaking news.
News sources are very brief coverage of events that
have happened very recently.
Most professors only accept
sources from reliable websites. Use the checklist
below to help you decide if a website is reliable or
not.
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