LibGuides: Civic Engagement Project: Home

General Information

1) Create a new project in NoodleTools where you can track your citations and take notes.

2) Brainstorm some keywords to use when you search; ie. " LGBTQ AND youth AND homelessness".

3) Search the databases and websites listed below.

4) Set up a Google alert for your topic / keywords (https://www.google.com/alerts)

5) If you need to access a database from off-campus, use the usernames and passwords listed below each one

ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new window
Primary and secondary source material for historical research

Username: northweststudent
Password: library
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journal articles

Username: nwschool
Password: 2nw4jstor
NewsBank This link opens in a new window
Username: nwslib
Password: library
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Database of current magazines and newspapers
Username: 00PVC89BKS
Password: WELCOME
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Provides an overview of our nation's past, covering the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.

Password: tnws
World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Online Reference Center including World Atlas, Dictionary, World Book Kids, World Book Advanced, and Spanish Language Encyclopedia

Username: nwslib
Password: library

American National Elections Studies
Provides data from surveys on political participation.
Center for Civic Reflection
Uses readings, images and videos to engage people in conversation on issues that impact their communities.
Global Footprint Network
Human Rights Watch
Lambda Legal
Nonprofit organization whose mission works civil rights issues impacting lesbian, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
From the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs
PEW Research Center
Public polling information that includes global numbers, facts and trends.
United Nations: Demographic and Social Statistics
Demographic data including stats on population housing, gender, disability and race.
United Nations Human Development Reports
United Sates Census Data
find demographic data

Evaluating Information
Libguide via University of Washington. Tips on evaluating different types of sources (news, websites, etc).
Media Bias Fact Checker
Not sure of the bias of a news source? Look it up here.

Steal This Country by Alexandra Styron
Call Number: 320 STY
ISBN: 0451479378
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Hope Nation by Rose Brock (Editor); Marie-Lys Lubrano; Jason Reynolds; Angie Thomas; Nicola Yoon
Call Number: 158.1 HOP
ISBN: 9781524741679
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
How I Resist by Maureen Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: 320 HOW
ISBN: 9781250168368
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
A Burst of Light by Audre Lorde
Call Number: 814 LOR
ISBN: 9780486818993
Publication Date: 2017-09-13