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WOU Writing Center
The Writing Center is the only service unit on campus specifically designed to promote your development and success as a college writer. The consultant team is available to assist you both in person and online with writing projects for any course and any level of instruction.

Writing Center: APSC 301
Monday-Thursday
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
in-person and synchronous online sessions

Night Hours: HL 116
Sunday-Thursday
7:00-10:00 p.m.
walk-in sessions only:first come, first serve

Night Hours: Ackerman Hall 132
Tuesday-Thursday
7:00-10:00 p.m.
walk-in sessions only:first come, first serve

Try browsing an issues-oriented database to find out about hot topics:

Opposing Viewpoints

CQ Researcher

Other sources of inspiration:

• Think of a topic that interests you. Can you turn it into a research paper?
• Ask friends, classmates & your instructor
• Scan news sources (in print or online) for ideas

This video might be helpful:

• Developing a Topic (video)

• Watch this video on Advanced Google Searching / Captioned Version
  

The Internet has great information, but you do need to search around a bit to find the most relevant and useful research available. 

Using Google's Advanced Search can save you time.

• Watch this video on Books & e-books / Captioned Video

WOU LIBRARY: Books, e-books, and other material located at the
                          WOU Library.

SUMMIT: Books and other material located at academic institutions
                in Oregon and Washington.

                You may request items from Summit. They will be sent to
                the WOU Library for you to checkout. Books from SUMMIT
                take 5-7 business days to arrive.  

• Watch this video on the differences between: Newspapers-Magazines-Journals / Captioned Version

WOU has a variety of databases covering multiple subjects and disciplines.

Academic Search Premier is a good starting point. It has newspapers, magazines, and academic articles on many topics.

To find other databases for your topic:

• Go to the library web site www.wou.edu/library
• Under Find Information: Select Articles & Databases
• Look for databases related to your topic in the By Subject section on the right side of the screen 
  

EasyBib is an automatic citation & bibliography composer for APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian styles. 

EasyBib is also available from the library home page under My Accounts.

If you are not using a citation composer yet, choose EasyBib rather than NoodleBib, as we are phasing that one out.