Subject Librarian
Choosing a Topic
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How to Choose a TopicThis short video tells you the questions to ask and describes the process of choosing a workable research question.
Finding Background Information
Use these sources to gain familiarity with your topic, narrow your research question, provide context, and identify experts.
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Find It @ USC LibrariesSearch for articles, books, and more or limit to USC Libraries collection.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowUse to find quick facts, images or background information on various topics in dictionaries and encyclopedias.
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Sage Reference This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 120 subject encyclopedias and handbooks primarily in business and the social sciences.
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Routledge Handbook of Sport CommunicationExplores communication within, through, and for sport in all its theoretical, conceptual, cultural, behavioral, practical and managerial aspects, tracing the contours of this expansive, transdisciplinary and international discipline.
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Routledge Handbook of Sports JournalismA comprehensive and in-depth survey of the fast moving and multifaceted world of sports journalism.
Research Methods 101
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowProvides a variety of material types, including books, reference works, case studies, videos, and journal articles, related to research methodology.