If you don't have a specific article already in mind and just need items for your topic, think about:
Newspapers and popular magazines are good sources for current events and controversies. Scholarly journals publish articles reporting research results or reviewing existing research findings.
Example: You are writing a paper about immigration debates in America. You want to explore current news coverage and find information from experts about policy debates.
| What you need: | Who would write it: | Where it would be published: |
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| Current news coverage on immigration debates | Journalists | news magazines, newspapers, podcasts |
| Policy debate information from experts | Scholars | scholarly journals |
UT has databases that can help you locate a wide variety of sources, including news articles, scholarly articles, images, videos, etc. You can search in databases that are multidisciplinary or subject-specific:
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Databases List (use the "All Subjects" dropdown menu) |
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