SI 547: Engaging with Communities
Research guide for School of Information 547 Engaging with Communities taught by Prof. Edras Rodriguez-Torres Fall 2025
- Learn about your community
- Find Census data
- Data about Schools and Libraries
- Other sources for data on local communities
- Data on local businesses and services
- US state and local government information This link opens in a new window
- Local policy research
- Learn about research methods
Library Contact
Catherine Morse
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Contact:
Government Information, Law and Political Science Librarian
Clark Library
Hatcher Graduate Library 2 South
Clark Library
Hatcher Graduate Library 2 South
734-936-2333
Find background information on your community
Search for a Historical Society
Many states and counties have historical societies with archival collections. Sometimes these societies have digitized parts of their collection
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WikipediaTake a look at the Wikipedia page for your community to get a general overview of its history and growth
Find Local News
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Access World News [NewsBank]Full text of 600+ U.S. newspapers and 260+ English-language newspapers from other countries worldwide.
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Nexis UniFull-text access to over 15,000 sources of news, business, legal, and reference information worldwide.
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ProQuest News & Current EventsCombined access to all 50 ProQuest news databases, both historical and current, including ProQuest Global Newsstream.
Bentley Historical Library
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Bentley Historical LibraryThe Bentley Historical Library collects materials for the State of Michigan and the University of Michigan. The Bentley’s 11,000 research collections range from the papers of governors of Michigan, to the records of student and faculty life at the University, to the entire historical record of intercollegiate athletics at Michigan, and much more.
Last Updated: Oct 9, 2025 11:32 AM
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