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Social Science 101 - Kistler: Topics & Background Info

This guide provides search strategies and recommended resources for research in Social Science 101 with Prof. Tina Kistler.

Choosing a Topic and Finding Background Information

Try creating a concept map to brainstorm topic ideas.

Library reference sources are a great place to find objective background information on your topic. They can also help you narrow your topic and discover keywords for further searching.

Online Reference Sources

To access this reference database from off campus, you will be prompted to log in with your Pipeline username and password.

Finding Background Through OneSearch

Use OneSearch to find print and online books, articles, and other types of sources. After you search, use the filters to limit your results by source type, date, and more.

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For more search options go to Advanced Search.

How to Narrow Your Topic

How to Narrow Your Topic

This tutorial covers how to choose a topic, how to explore it through strategic searching, and how to narrow it into a research question.

If you have trouble accessing this tutorial from off campus, try logging into My.SBCC.edu in a different browser tab, then reloading this page. If that doesn't work, follow the direct link above to open the tutorial outside of this guide.