Community Environmental Problems
Geography 305/691

Getting Started

• Library Research Guide
  • This Research Guide HELPS students get started with research assignments.
• What is a Primary source?
  • There are three types of sources used in research: primary, secondary, and finding tools. This short guide will help you tell the difference.
• Better Searching through Boolean
  • Illustrates the use of the Boolean operators OR, AND, and NOT in indexes, databases, and search engines.
• Have a Question? Ask a Librarian!

Journal Literature

• America History and Life
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of North American history (United States and Canada). 1964- present.
• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.

Selected Demographic Information

• Bureau of the Census
  • Population of U.S. states, counties, places by ethnicity, income, age, gender, etc.
• Regional Economic Information System (REIS)
  • Statistic for county, metropolitan area, BEA Economic Area, and State metropolitan/ nonmetropolitan.
• County Business Patterns
  • This series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas.

Government Publications

• LexisNexis Congressional
  • Index to U.S. Congressional publications; text of bills, laws, regulations, Congressional testimony and publications; legislative histories; members and committees of Congress. 1789 - present
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  • Index to U.S. Government information resources providing policy & background information on U.S. foreign relations, health, and much more from June, 1976..