This SJRA2020nline Library Resources page and many others linked from here are called library research guides (also known as library guides or LibGuides). To see if the library offers a research guide on your topic, browse or search the research guides page.
If you'd like to speak directly with a librarian that can help you with your specific topic, you can find their contact information here. They'd love to hear from you!
Tips for emailing subject specialists:
- Tell the librarian a little bit about SJRA and about what your project assignment is
- Let them know you have a PennKey
- Tell the librarian what your topic is and what you are stuck on or need help with
- Most importantly, tell the librarian what your deadline is
Including this information in your initial email will help the librarian assist you more effectively
Access to full-text national and international newspapers, including the New York Times and the Times of London. News sources also include magazines, broadcast transcripts, and wire services.
This guide will help you locate books, articles, websites, and multimedia resources on the subject of activism and protest movements as they are supported, influenced, even thwarted by new and old media technologies.
Factiva is just one of many newspaper resources available through the library. Start here to explore a fuller range of offerings, spanning back to the 17th century.
Polling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 700,000+ questions and responses, from 18,000+ surveys and 1,700+ polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.
Penn Libraries provides access to data sets across disciplines. A librarian can provide one-on-one assistance locating and retrieving data for your specialized needs.
A list of projects that engage at the intersections of digital humanities and social justice. Organized by HILT (Humanities Intensive Learning and Technology).
Below is just a selection of library research guides that might be relevant to your research interest. To browse or search the libraries' full selection of research guides, check out research guides by topic.
