Action Research Center Resources

Scholarly Resources

• MegaSearch
  MegaSearch is the largest library search engine. It searches across many databases to find articles, books, av materials and more.
• Global Newsstream
  Search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full- text format. Includes; Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times.
• Newspaper Source
  Current full-text coverage for many major U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times, Boston Globe, and the Christian Science Monitor, as well as international newspapers such as the Irish Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Times of India. Also available are radio and TV news transcripts including ABC, CBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS, and more.
• Pantagraph
  Use this link to search the Pantagraph archives back to 2005
• Roper Center Public Opinion Archive
  1935-present. iPOLL database consists of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US. Good for establishing public opinion.

 

Data Resources

• American Fact Finder - US Census Bureau
  American FactFinder is a key source for population, housing, economic and geographic information.
• Census of Agriculture
• Community Commons
  Data, tools, and stories to improve communities and inspire change.
• Crime Map - Bloomington
  Data on crimes, maintained by BPD
• Economic Census Data
  The U.S. government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
• FFIEC Geocoding/Mapping System
  Used by financial institutions, this site provides Census demographic information about a particular census tract, including income, population, and housing data
• ICPSR - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Opportunity Atlas
  Which neighborhoods in America offer children the best chance to rise out of poverty? The Opportunity Atlas answers this question using anonymous data following 20 million Americans from childhood to their mid-30s. Trace the roots of today's affluence and poverty back to the neighborhoods where people grew up. See where and for whom opportunity has been missing, and develop local solutions to help more children rise out of poverty.
• Poverty Data
  from the U S Census Bureau, annual data and tables
• qualtrics
  qualtrics is a sophisticated andeasy-to-use survey tool, provided to the IWU campus through the library.
• School Report Card
  Data and informational reports on schools in Illinois - financial health, demographics, academic achievement
• Statista
  Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals, providing access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Township Assessor web site
  This database provides property assessment and details for Bloomington and Normal properties.