The following web sites can lead you to facts, opinions, statistics, and background information to support your research.
- 2010 Census (Latest population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.)
- American Factfinder (Detailed searching for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.)
- Credo Reference ("Online reference collection providing access to a selection of over 240 reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies and books of quotations.")
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources)
- News on the Web (Links to the web sites of local, national, and international broadcast news and newspapers.)
- NewsBank Special Reports (Focus on topics of current interest, including current and background information, statistics, maps, images, websites, and suggested search terms. Updated daily.)
- Public Opinion Polls and Surveys

