LibGuides: SSIR IDST 290: Living a Life of Consequence: Self-Discovery and Social Change: Richmond Statistics

Local News, Reports and Data

Style Weekly - News Archives
Provides in-depth news stories on selective local issues. Use the search function to find stories on a particular topic.

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Newsbank) (1903-present) This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive city, regional and state news, primarily for Richmond, Virginia, from 1903 to present.

Special attention is given to Virginia's tobacco and agriculture industries, as well as numerous large companies such as the CSX Corporation, Bank of Virginia and James River Corporation. Richmond's employment base extends from chemical, food and tobacco manufacturing to biotechnology, semiconductors and high-tech fibers.

ConnectVA Reports and Data - Community Vital Signs
Includes various reports, data, and statistics in the Richmond and Central Virginia areas.
Poverty in Metropolitan Richmond
Poverty Data for Metropolitan Richmond, provided by Dr. John Moeser, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, University of Richmond.

OneSearch: Library Discovery System

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
A discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.

Recommended Resources

Final Paper Assignment: Develop a systematic analysis of the specific social problem your service work has been addressing. You should draw on your own experience, conversations with those you have been working alongside throughout the semester, the course readings, and at least four outside reputable published sources to support your analysis. Address how all three models of social change: working for, working with, and being with could be employed to address the particular social challenge.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth reports and background information on major current topics and policy issues.

Covering such topics as: social programs, health, social trends, criminal justice, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Complete summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and background information are included in each report.; Full-text reports; charts; 1923 - present

USA.gov
USA.Gov is an official U.S. gateway to all government information and contains an ever-growing collection of topical links that connect you to millions of web pages, including local, state and federal governments.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.

This is good place to start for most topics, including all sciences, religion, law, history, psychology, political science, criminal justice, literature, current events, sociology and communications.
Abstracts and full-text for most journal articles; Varies by title many from 1980s-present
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Broad and current coverage of scholarly research and information related to all levels and areas of education.

Content primarily consists of articles, but also includes some books and conference papers.; Abstracts with some full-text; Varies by title mostly mid-1990's to present with some content back to the 1930's
Social Science Full Text This link opens in a new window
Broadest resource of scholarly research on human cultural, social, environmental and political behaviors

Covers a variety of social sciences including: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, International Relations, Minority Studies, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work, and Sociology.; Full-text, abstracts, and citations; Full-text & abstracts: 1995 - present; Citations: 1907 - present