Public Agenda Online Issue Guides
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/issuehome.cfm
“Used
by journalists, policy makers, teachers, students and citizens who want to
better understand controversial topics. Public Agenda Issue Guides provide facts
and figures, different perspectives and analysis of public attitudes from
surveys conducted by Public Agenda and by other respected polling and news
organizations.”
Best Information on the Net
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Saint
Ambrose University list of hot topics include extensive links.
Hot Paper Topics
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/english2/termindex.htm
The
links on this webpage are intended for NW Missouri State University students
only, but it is a good source for topic ideas.
Research Guide on Paper Topics
http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/Paper%20Topics/hottopics/hottopicsindex.htm
from
Cal State University at Long Beach; includes suggested topics divided by subject
area and links to resources as well as links to additional sources for
topics.
Subject Guide for Hot Topics Supersites
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/hot/supersites.shtml
A
list of internet “supersites” which have resources on many controversial topics
of current interest.
Hot Topics
http://library.louisville.edu/government/news/otherlinks/otherlinks.html
List
of topics and links to resources from the University of Louisville.
Resources/Selected Internet Sites
http://library.tacoma.ctc.edu/sites/search.asp
These
sites have been identified by Tacoma Community College librarians and faculty as
good starting points for research. See Issues: Pro & Con
Policy.com
http://policy.com/
Every week takes a hot
button issues and gives an overview of the topic, explains the issues
surrounding it, and presents a variety of proposed policies. Policy.Com is
neutral, and makes every effort to represent a full spectrum of possible
solutions.