A Browser's Guide to Research Topics

This includes a list of research topics and their corresponding call numbers for books on the topics. For web sites on topics, check out the Social Issues page also maintained by Jervis Library.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[A]

Abortion363.46
Acid Rain 363.739
ADD/ADHD 618.928
AIDS 616.979 and 362.196
Alcoholism 362.292 and 616.861
Alien Life 001.942
Alternate Fuels 629.253 and 662.669
Animal Rights 179.3

[B]

Balanced Budget 336.309
Birth Control 613.94

[C]

Capital Punishment 364.66
Censorship 303.37, 323.44 and 363.31
Children and Pop Music 781.66
Children and Television 791.45
Cloning 174.957
Cults 291

[D]

Depression 616.852
Divorce 306.89
Drug Legalization 362.29 and 363.45
Drunk Driving 363.125

[E]

Endangered Species 333.95 and 574.529
Environmental Activism 333.72and 363.7
Euthanasia 174.24 and 179.7
Extraterrestrial Life 576.839

[F]

Family 301.42
Female/Male Sex Roles 305.3
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 618.35

[G]

Genetic Engineering 575.1and 660.65
Global Warming 363.738 and 363.739
Gun Control 363.33

[H]

Hazing 373.18 and 371.81
HMOs 362.104 and 362.109
Homeschooling 371.042 and 649.68
Homelessness 362.509 and 362.58
Homosexuality 305.9 and 306.766

[I]

Immigration 325.73 and 342.73

[M]

Medical Use of Marijuana 615.782
Mars 574.999 and 576.839
Militias 322.42 and 364.1

[N]

Nuclear Power 333.792 and 363.179
Nuclear Weapons 355.021 and 358.3
Nursing Homes 362.16

[O]

Organized Crime 364.106
Organized Labor Unions 331.097 and 331.88

[P]

Politics 324.273
Prayer in School 344.73
Pre-marital Agreements 346.73
Prisoners' Rights 344.73

[R]

Racism 305.8
Rainforests 333.75 and 574.526

[S]

Same Sex Marriage 306.848 and 346.73
School Uniforms 370.973
Separate Gender Education 371.82
Sex Education 613.907 and 613.951
Smoking 362.296 and 613.85
Space Exploration 629.403
Substance Abuse 362.29
Suicide 362.28

[T]

Teen Pregnancy 304.632 and 306.874
Terrorism 301.633
Television Viewing 791.45
Tobacco Industry 338.273 and 338.476

[U]

US Politics 324.273

[V]
Violence in the Media 302.23

[W]

Welfare 361.973
Women in Combat 355.008
Women in Sports 796.082

Don’t Overlook These:

Books:

Reference Books (Add REF to the call number)
Oversized books (Add Q to the call number)

Articles using:
Dialog@CARL (database available from home)
EBSCO Masterfile (database available form home)
Readers' Guide (paper index to be used in the library)

Try an Internet search tool such as google.com for relevant organizations' web sites and the latest news on your topic. This is just a sampling of topics available. If you can't find what you're looking for, ask a librarian for assistance.

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Updated 11/9/2002 by Lisa Matte