Best Information on the Net: The librarians at St. Ambrose University Library have developed a list of links to hot topics on the internet.

Food and Drug Administration: This U.S. agency has provided a helpful list of health/medical hot topics.

Glendale Community College's English Department: Topics available on argumentative essays and term paper topics.

Intute: The Intute staff has chosen current sites in health and life sciences.

Intute: The Intute staff has chosen current sites in science, engineering and technology.

Multnomah Public Library: The public librarians have provided a list of links to help students research current social issues from multiple perspectives.

O'Keefe Library: The Library at St. Ambrose University has developed an alphabetical list of links to many resources that can be used for hot paper topics.

ProCon: "Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."

Public Agenda Online: An excellent website for selecting political topics.

Rand Corporation: "An expanded range of topics that are currently in the news or relevant to the public policy debate. Each page provides further summaries and links to related RAND research and commentary."

Sacramento City College Library: Hot Topics: On the Instruction page scroll down to the bottom and click on "Hot Topics". Download the word document and print suggested topics for research papers and speeches.

Topic Selection Helper: The speech department from the university of Hawaii Maui Community College has provided a list of Hot Topics and Popular Themes.

University of Michigan Library: The Documents Center has prepared a cumulative index from 1995-2005 covering political resources related to current events research.

Writing a research paper: Choosing a Topic: The OWL at purdue has compiled a guide on choosing a topic for research papers and methods for choosing a topic.