Where to Search - SWK 6382 Social Work Practice II: Community - Spring 2021

Resources

U.S. Census Bureau Data
- Use the basic search bar to search for a type of data set and place. Search for a specific town or city to see its Profile.
American Community Survey
- Search for a place in the Data Profiles and Narrative Profiles.
Census QuickFacts
- Search by city, town, or zip code to see quick statistics about population, demographics, education, and more.

Historical Statistics of the United States
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: U.S. Census bureau statistics
Publication date: 2000

FBI Crime Data Explorer
- Click on your desired state on the map or dropdown, then choose the 'Select an Agency' option on the left-hand side. You can then find your city's or county's agency to find more specific information.
- Data is pulled from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Bureau of Economic Analysis Data
- Search for economic data by topic, place, or economic accounts.
FRED Economic Data
- Economic Data from the Federal Reserve. Search a place or topic. Example: "unemployment Kane County Illinois"

Data and Statistics about the U.S.
- Overview of government statistics agencies with links to their websites
Data.gov
- Open access data from across the U.S. government
List of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
- A-Z index of U.S. government agencies with links to their websites

Resources by Social Issue Guide
- Guide created by University of Northern Iowa Rod Library. Contains sources for agencies, organizations, and statistics categorized by social issue.
Finding Statistics and Data Sets Guide
- Comprehensive guide for finding data and statistics from University of Michigan Library

Use the limiter site: to filter for websites that end in a specific domain.

Examples

United States Newspaper Listing
Directory of U.S. newspapers. Search for a place, or click on a state on the map to browse the local newspapers for each available town.

Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune newspaper full-text from 1985 - present.
Wall Street Journal
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: Wall Street Journal 1984 - present
Newspaper Source
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: newspapers, television news transcripts
Publication dates: 1995 - present

Try searching the name of your chosen town or city along with any relevant keywords to see if there are newspaper articles about the topic.
- Example: "education Aurora Illinois"
Use the Publication Date filter on the left-hand side of the results page to see the most recent articles.

For a full list of Library databases, visit A-Z Databases.

SocINDEX with Full Text
Subjects: criminal justice, gender studies, latino studies, political science, psychology, social work, sociology
Content: journals, magazines, books, conference proceedings
Publication dates: 1908 – present
Social Work Abstracts
Subjects: social work
Content: articles
Publication dates: 1977 – present
PsycINFO
Subjects: business, criminal justice, marketing, education, nursing, parks and recreation, psychology, social work
Content: journals, books
Publication dates: 1880 – present
Academic Search Complete
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: journals, magazines, newspapers, books
Publication dates: 1887 - present