These Resources
The resources below will help you get started in researching.
Some suggested keywords to use in searching this topic are:
- happiness
- happiness and health
- happiness in art
- happiness in economics
- happiness in literature
- happiness in motion pictures
- happiness in philosophy
- happiness in politics
- happiness or well being
- happiness studies
NU Library online catalog
- NUsearchNUsearch is the University's online catalog. Here you can search for books, journals, videos, and more, in both print and electronic formats.
Topic Choice
- Topic ideasThis guide from the University of Northern Iowa can help you think through your options for choosing a topic.
- Topics in the NewsYou can find more topic ideas in the Access World News (Newsbank) database. On the database homepage click the buttons for Suggested Topics or see Hot Topics (under the Quick Links section).
- Topic brainstorming and testingThis University of Texas resource guides you from brainstorming a topic to scoping it to see if it's too broad or too narrow.
- "Picking Your Topic Is Research!" (video with transcript)Not getting good search results? You might need to adjust your topic. This 3-minute video by NC State University Libraries shows you how.
Key Resources
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowAccess World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Use the Suggested Topics section on the landing page to brainstorm for subject ideas.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowThis multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources across all subject areas. Coverage is primarily from 1980 to the present, with some older content.
- New York TimesThis link to the NYT via the ProQuest database lets you search all the Times content from 1851 to present.
- News SourcesUse this link to access major newspapers online.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowProduced by the American Psychological Association, this database is a comprehensive index to the professional and academic literature in psychology, counseling and related disciplines. Covers 1860-present.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan
NU Library has rich resources but sometimes the item you want is checked out, missing, lost, or is held by another university or institution. If this is the case, use NU's Interlibrary Loan service to request a journal article, book chapter, book, video, or other item that is currently not available at NU. Articles and book chapters will be scanned and emailed to you; physical items will be mailed directly to your home. Use the link above to submit your request.
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