News and magazine articles, reports, videos and audio programs are great places to discover ideas for your research topic. Sometimes a headline or title can spark an interest in an issue or topic and become a starting point in your research process. Use the resources listed below to explore technology-related issues. The various resources listed below are not scholarly sources but they are from credible sources.
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► Explore the topic entries for Technology and Society, Social Media, and Medical Technology in the library database: Opposing Viewpoints.
► Browse the headlines and articles from MIT Technology Review (click on the "Topics" link to focus on a specific aspect of technology) and from Wired Magazine. On the Wired website, you can focus on articles in these areas: Medicine, Engineering, and Social Media
► Look at articles and reports from Pew Research Center: Internet & Technology.
► Search the entries in the online subject encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Social Networks.
► Search in Opposing Viewpoints in Context using keywords such as internet, social media, e-books, gaming