JOUR 271: Information Gathering

Provides a list with direct links to UM Libraries digital newspapers collection.

UM Libraries holdings of digital Mississippi newspapers and Mississippi newspapers on microfilm.

UM Libraries holdings of digital newspapers and finding aids for print and microform newspaper collections.

Contains current, historical, and statistical information about officials, agencies, elections, county and municipal governments, and more.

Links to highway, recreational, travel, statistical, historical, and governmental unit and district maps.

Home page for state government. Links to online services, information for residents, visitors, state employees, about business, education, government.

Official website for Mississippi legislative information.

Find agencies, elected officials, services, and more.

Official website for federal legislative information. Coverage begins in 1973 (93rd) for metadata, 1993-1995 (103rd-104th) for full text.

A list of government resources that provide demographic, economic, and population data.

NIH website with links to resources for consumers, physicians, researchers.

Searches over 38 databases and 1,950 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Links researchers to multiple data & statistical resources related to education in the U.S.

Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials.
Browse geographic profiles that provide data for housing, education, employment, income, and more! Browse by country and state, or search for a specific city or county.

Find information on city departments and officials, history, school districts, and more.

A great source for local demographic and business information.

The library system which includes Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library.

This database provides experts with underrepresented voices and perspectives in science, health, and environment work.

An online database of experts in different subject areas, used by the Associated Press.

A search engine for scholarly articles, useful for finding experts in a specific field.

This platform connects journalists with experts who are willing to be interviewed or quoted.

A network of experts available for interviews, designed specifically for journalists. 

A connection platform for journalists and bloggers to find knowledgeable sources.

Use a library article database to search for academics who are writing about your topic.

A database that features alternative experts who are available to the press. Their authority derives from either lived experience or professional expertise or both.