Research Guides: First Year Seminars: FYS 141 Numbers

Finding Surveys

US Census Survey Explorer
A tool for searching official US Census surveys by topic, geography, and more.
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is a non-partisan organization that conducts polls and surveys on a wide variety of social, political, economic, and other subjects.

Roper iPoll
Roper iPoll is a large collection of poll data, covering 1935 to the present, from U.S. and international polling firms with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. Content includes polling questions, charts, demographic crosstabs, and datasets.

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Library Catalog

MUSCAT Plus
MUSCAT Plus searches for books, journal articles, media, and more in Musselman Library and beyond.

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Finding articles, books, and more!

General (multi-disciplinary) databases

These databases contain materials from all different subject areas and types of publications. Use specific keywords and search filters for more precise results!

ProQuest Central
Provides access to thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports. Content covers all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
MUSCAT Plus
MUSCAT Plus searches for books, journal articles, media, and more in Musselman Library and beyond.
JSTOR
Provides access to content across all disciplines. Search or browse books, journals, images, and primary sources.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar broadly searches across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

Check out this tutorial to learn how to link Google Scholar to your Library account to easily see what articles you can access.

Additional Research Guides

Check out these other guides from Musselman Library for more subject-specific resources.

Cite your sources!

Don't forget to cite your sources! To make this easier, be sure to keep track of all of the materials you're using as you go. Check out the citation guide page for tips on citing your sources, and the Sociology guide for more detailed information on ASA citations.

There are also resources available online, such as Zotero, through which you can gather, manage, cite, and share all of your citations from one place.