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ORAL COMMUNICATION / INFORMATION PROCESSING: Informative Project

General Research Databases

Contemporary News Sources

Choosing a topic

Choose a topic that interests you! "You’ll have more motivation to do a research assignment if there is genuine interest in the topic. If the research assignment is unrestricted, relate the topic to some personal experience or issue of personal relevance. If you have no personal interest in the assigned topic, pick an aspect of the topic you are curious to know more about."

(Source : Salve Regina Univ. research guide)

Possible topics

Sports figures

Historical figures

Musicians/Artists

How-to topics

Animals

Events

Topic ideas - HowStuffWorks website

HowStuffWorks is an "award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations on how the world actually works." This can be a great place to gather ideas about a topic, and explore additional resources related to your topic. 

NoodleTools

Step 1:  SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT : https://my.noodletools.com/logon/signin

***Click on Microsoft 365 to sign in with your St. X credentials - there is no need to create a separate username/password

Note - use the URL above to login at a later time, or www.noodletools.com

URL Shorteners

Credits

This page was created by Andrea Owens.  Need assistance?  Email jdonahue@stxavier.org or stop by the library.