Skip to Main Content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Information Literacy Tutorial

Our Library's tutorial covers: research skills, critical thinking and information literacy.

How do I choose a topic?

Sometimes paper topics are assigned by your Professors. Sometimes you are able to choose a topic yourself. If you are able to choose your own topic, consider the following:

  • It meets the requirements of your assignment
  • You find it interesting
  • It is narrow enough to find a manageable amount of information 

Tips for narrowing a topic:

  • Look at where it overlaps with other topics
  • Look at a certain aspect of it
  • Look at it within a certain time period
Powered by emaze