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This library guide has links for you to explore when thinking about the ecosociological history of your community. These links are far from exhaustive, but hopefully they will give you ideas about the types of economic, social, and political sources available to tell the story of your community.

Read what the media has said about your community. Find out which events have become newsworthy.

• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
  Search by state for newspapers published from 1789-1925. From the Library of Congress.

Read about what's going on in your community today.

• CrowdVoice
  Provides updates on breaking news on protests around the world.

Find the sociodemographic building blocks of your community.

US

American FactFinder- American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.

CDC National Center for Environmental Health- "This Web site provides a reference list of nationally funded data systems that have a relationship to environmental public health".

EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway- Search tool for finding the EPA's datasets.

Historical Statistics of the United States- Standard source for quantitative information about the U.S., updated and includes 37,000 data series.

Social Explorer- Access to data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey, religious congregations, and other sources, with options to create thematic and interactive maps and reports.

International

Africa Research Bulletin Political, Social and Cultural Series and Economic, Financial, and Technical Series. Reports on the political and economic happenings by region and nation.

African Statistical Yearbook- contains sociodemographic indicators and statistics on finance and the economy for each nation.

China Data Online- Includes monthly and yearly reports on national, regional, and local macro-economics, as well as statistical yearbooks and census data.

CIA WorldFactbook- Profiles of 267 nations, identifies natural hazards and current environmental issues.

EM-DAT- Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. "EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 22,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present day".

EIU Country Reports- In-depth analysis of current political, policy and economic trends with an 18 month outlook for over 195 countries.

Europa World Online- Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions.

National Population Census of China- Contains a full-text and data archive of Chinese census categorized by geographic or administrative divisions. (Chinese interface)

OECDiLibrary- A digital collection of journals, working papers, e-books, and data sets produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, on behalf of its member countries and partners.

Open Government Data Platform India- Health, economic, and education data at the national and state level.

World Health Organization Health data and statistics- estimates and current health and mortality statistics.

World Values Survey- "The WVS seeks to help scientists and policy makers understand changes in the beliefs, values and motivations of people throughout the world. Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, and subjective well-being". 

Find research articles written about protests in your community.

Citing your sources is a vital part of the research process. Citations allow readers of your work to follow in your steps, and citing demonstrates that you are conversant with the existing literature about your topic. Different fields rely on different citation styles.

The American Sociological Association follows the 5th editions of its own manual, the ASA Style Guide. Purdue's Online Writing Lab has ASA style samples, see the link below.

• Purdue Owl- Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) 

Zotero is a free application that collects, manages, and formats citations and bibliographies. Zotero also helps organize your research by allowing you to attach PDFs, notes, and images to your references. The link below will show you how to install and use Zotero.

• Zotero