Base your selection of topic on answers to the following:

• Is the topic of interest to me? (You will be looking at it for a long time!)
  
• Can I realistically perform the research with the time and resources available to me?
  
• Will my research present new information and contribute to the field as a whole?

Begin by learning your way around the library homepage, http://library.pacific.edu. The homepage connects you with a variety of research tools and guides.

Test your topic by searching for it in a couple of larger library catalogs and databases. This provides a preliminary assessment of the viability of your research topic. Links to larger library catalogs are available on the library home page.