Research Guides: ENGL 1H/2H: Studying College Culture at SCU 2018 (Voss): Background Information

Images

The following resources provide access to images that can be used for your final project:

Advanced Google Image Search
Use the drop-down at the bottom of the page to narrow to images that are "free to use share or modify."
Flickr
Use the creative commons filters to access images you can use.
How To Find And Use Media Assets For Free (Legally)
Guide from UC Berkeley with links to sources for media (audio, images, etc.) you can use legally.

Below are some resources from SCU that are useful for background information:

The Santa Clara- Archive
The Santa Clara student newspaper archive 1922-2013.
The Santa Clara- Online
Online access to current student newspaper, the Santa Clara.
Santa Clara University Website
Official website for the Santa Clara University
SCU Institutional Research
Makes available data related to SCU, including admissions, academics, financial, etc.

The are sources of information about SCU from external sources:

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Provides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London) and full text transcripts from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, etc. Dates of coverage vary.

Encyclopedias and other reference sources can provide basic information to help you understand your topic better:

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Allows you to search for articles from over 600 different electronic reference books and also works as a gateway to a very wide array of other information sources, including images, audio and video. It is a really excellent place to begin research with 'Topic Pages' offering authoritative overviews and a Mind Map feature to assist in narrowing and focusing research and identifying keywords for database searching.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of over 200 subject encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and directories.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection containing over 120 dictionaries and reference titles covering a broad spectrum of subjects from general reference and language to science and medicine, and from humanities and social sciences to business and professional.

Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and can be a useful source for background information. Because it is open to any author(s), quality can vary depending on the topic.

More detailed background on your topic can be found in white papers/reports and from data sources:

Google Advanced Search
Google advanced search can help with finding reports and white papers. Try searching for your topic using .org or .gov limiters.
National Center for Education Statistics
NCES can be used to find comparative information from other schools. They also produce reports on various education-related topics.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.