Research Guides: ENGL 1020: English Composition 1020: Topic Resource Guides

Topic Resource Guides

Don't know where to get started? Explore books and eBooks, library databases, local resources, news sources, statistics and reports, and more on popular research topics about Memphis and

Business & Economy

Public Purpose: Industrial Policy's Comeback and Government's Role in Shared Prosperity by Marianna Mazzucato
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

Known around the world for challenging mainstream economics, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes, as the Financial Times writes, that "the public sector can and should be a cocreator of wealth that actively steers growth to meet its goals." In Public Purpose: Industrial Policy's Comeback and Government's Role in Shared Prosperity, she calls on governments to create the economies we need today.
From Commodification to the Common Good by Hans Radder
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

The commodification of science--often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the "capitalization of knowledge" in academia and beyond--has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science.
Community Economic Development in the United States by James L. Greer & Oscar Gonzales (editors)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

This is the first scholarly analysis that examines the development and achievements of the American community development movement. Community development is now a multi-billion industry in the US. Hundreds of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), located in all regions of the country, have successfully forged locally-based strategies that provide affordable housing, foster business development, and provide much needed community facilities, including innumerable charter schools, in highly distressed communities in inner city neighborhoods, rural communities, and also in American Indian areas.

Business Source Ultimate
Provides full text for more than 2,800 business publications. Sources include academic journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, industry and product reports, monographs, SWOT analyses, and more. Addresses all subject areas related to business. Coverage 1965-, or first published issue, some as far back as 1922.
Gale Business Insights
Business Insights: Essentials brings together international business and industry reference material, statistical data, case studies, journals and newspapers. Researchers have the ability to download and analyze global data, industry and company profiles and market share information.
Gale OneFile News
OneFile News is a full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields. A one-stop source for the day's news and searchable archives. With OneFile News, you can search more than 1,800 titles of national, international, state and local newspapers (including Commercial Appeal 1996-2012).
Regional Business News
Full text coverage of 80+ regional business publications, including all metropolitan and rural areas of the United States
Small Business Resource Center
Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database covering all major areas of starting and operating a business including financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting and taxes. Resources include sample business plans from the Business Plans Handbook series, how to guides, articles, business journals and websites.

Black Business Association (BBA) of Memphis
Trade organization with the goal of improving business and growth opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses in the Mid-South.
BLDG (Build. Live. Develop. Grow.) Memphis
Focuses on investment and community development in Memphis's neighborhoods. Members include the Memphis-area community development corporations.
Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Membership and advocacy organization for Memphis-area businesses.
Inside Memphis Business
Published six times a year and focuses on local Memphis business news.
Memphis and West Tennessee AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
Labor council representing AFL-CIO-affiliated labor unions in Memphis and the broader Western Tennessee region.
Memphis Business Journal
Memphis's daily business newspaper. Login information available in library password wiki.

Memphis Moves
Overview of business information from the Greater Memphis Chamber. Includes business climate information, overviews of major area industries, a county business profile, and other research and reports.
Greater Memphis Economic Research Group
Provides economic and industry trend reports and monthly job briefs. Part of the Greater Memphis Chamber.
Publications and Maps | TN Dept. of Economic and Community Development
List of all reports, white papers, maps, and other publications from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
County Profile Tool | TN Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Major economic data by county in Tennessee. Can be displayed on map or get profile for each county. From the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
Tennessee Economic Data | TN Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
Labor force statistics from the Workforce Insights, Research and Reporting Engine Division (WIRED) of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
data.census.gov
Access data and digital content from a variety of sources and surveys of the U. S. Census Bureau, including the decennial Population and Housing Census, Economic Census (every 5 years), Census of Governments (every five years), American Community Survey (annual, three, five year estimates) and others.
Census Business Builder
Displays Census business data over a map. Can filter by industries and different demographic characteristics and then generate a report based on the data.

Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis and Shelby County
EDGE is the economic development agency for the City of Memphis and Shelby County coordinating public resources to drive growth. Includes information on economic programs and projects, major industries, information for businesses, and a Memphis business profile.
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Includes information on major industries, business development, business climate, infrastructure, workforce, and quality of life. County Profile Tools allows you to access data on Shelby County and compare it to other Tennessee counties.
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Focuses on workforce development and safety. Includes a lot of labor force statistics from their Workforce Insights, Research and Reporting Engine Division (WIRED).

Civil Rights History

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Michael C. LeMay
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This book covers civil rights and civil liberties politics in the United States from the ratification of the Bill of Rights to current-day controversies, such as the travel ban and proposals to end birthright citizenship. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough overview of civil rights in U.S. history, detailing all the relevant amendments to the Constitution and reviewing key Supreme Court decisions and landmark cases on the topic. Lots of historical coverage of American civil rights movements and legal issues.
Civil Rights Movements: Past and Present by Salem Press
Call Number: McWherter Library 3rd Floor Stacks E185.61 .C6124 2020

Publication Date: 2020

This new, two-volume set will explore the ways in which civil rights have been given, cemented, overturned, or left unrecognized, from the first uprisings to present day 2020. This 2-volume work contains more than 350 in-depth essays that analyze the events that have shaped American attitudes from the start of the civil rights movement into the new millennium, communicating important concepts in a clear, approachable style, with more than 100 photographs.
An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee by Aram Goudsouzian & Charles McKinney (Editors)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

In An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, eminent and rising scholars present a multidisciplinary examination of African American activism in Memphis from the dawn of emancipation to the twenty-first century. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, sports, music, activism, and religion, An Unseen Light illuminates Memphis's place in the long history of the struggle for African American freedom and human dignity.
Civil Rights (1954-2015) by Salem Press
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

The documents included represent the diversity of ideas and contexts that defined social, political, and cultural subjects throughout this period in American history. Defining Documents consists of a collection of essays on important historical documents by a diverse range of writers on a broad range of subjects in American history.

America: History and Life
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes journals from 1910 to present and includes citations and links to book and media reviews.
Humanities Source Ultimate
Indexes periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1907- ; select full text, 1994-.
JSTOR
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in all disciplines. Coverage: varies--going back to first year of publication and coming up to 3-5 years ago. See the Project Muse database for scholarly articles from within the past 3-5 years.

What is a Primary Source?

"Primary sources provide firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic or question under investigation" (Primary Sources at Yale).

How do we know what happened in the past? We were not there, so we have to rely on those who were. That is what a primary source is: a source of information from someone that directly-experienced a historical event.

Primary Source Collections

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Commercial Appeal
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1847 - current
Civil Rights Digital Library
"The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale" (Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library).

University of Memphis Special Collections

The Special Collections Department of the University Libraries collects unique, rare, and historical materials, making them a great place for primary sources. Some of their collections are digitized and available through our online repository, Digital Commons, but many are only available to see in person. If you would like to learn what they have on your topic and access their collections, email them at specialcollections@memphis.edu or call 901.678.2210.

Here are three digital collections that could be useful for Memphis civil rights topics:

Benjamin Lawson Hooks Papers | Digital Commons
The collection comprises correspondence, memoranda, speeches, newspaper columns, articles, subject files, reports, minutes, board and administrative material, printed materials, photographs, audio and video recordings, and other materials regarding the career of Benjamin Lawson Hooks (1925-2010): lawyer, minister, Federal Communications Commissioner and Executive Director of the NAACP.
Church Family Papers | Digital Commons
The collection documents the activities of Robert Reed Church, Sr., his son Robert, Jr., and granddaughter Sara Roberta, all members of one of the most prominent African American families in Memphis, Tennessee, during the twentieth century.
Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968 | Digital Commons
Images of the movement drawn from three manuscript collections: Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, and the Memphis Search for Meaning Committee records.

Community Health & Healthcare

International Encyclopedia of Public Health by Stella R. Quah (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2024

The International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Third Edition, Seven Volume Set is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Spanning across 7 volumes, 13 subject areas and 398 chapters, this new edition takes a multidisciplinary approach and presents the history, methodology, and latest advances in biomedical research and related scientific fields, including social sciences, life sciences, and bioengineering to address public health research, disease, health processes, and disciplines.
Encyclopedia of Public Health (22 Volume Set) by Arnold Aboubacar (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2022

This encyclopedia contains 22 volumes and a total of 552 chapters covering up-to-date research in the field of public health.
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Science & Medicine by James G. Thomas & Charles Reagan Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2012

Science and medicine have been critical to southern history and the formation of southern culture. For three centuries, scientists in the South have documented the lush natural world around them and set a lasting tradition of inquiry. The medical history of the region, however, has been at times tragic. Disease, death, and generations of poor health have been the legacy of slavery, the plantation economy, rural life, and poorly planned cities. The essays in this volume explore this legacy as well as recent developments in technology, research, and medicine in the South.

Health Research

Health and Wellness Resource Center (1980 - present)
Addresses topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes such reference sources as encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Health Reference Center Academic
Use this database to find articles on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nurtrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, ect. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Coverage 1980-.
CINAHL Complete
CINAHL Complete covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Includes abstracts of journal articles, books, dissertations, and proceedings. Full text is included for nursing journals, newsletters, standards of practice, practice acts, government publications, research instruments and patient education material.

Data and Statistics

PolicyMap
Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Social Explorer
Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information. Includes a variety of health datasets.
Statista
Easily access statistics and produce graphs for millions of statistics in business, entertainment, health, social sciences, and government.

Cherokee Health Systems
Tennessee-based health service system with a sliding scale fee structure to ensure affordability. Their Memphis location is in Frayser.
CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health
A nonprofit community health organization providing reproductive and sexual health services and a variety of preventative screenings.
Christ Community Health Services
Christian, community-based health organization providing a variety of care options on an income-based payment scale.
Church Health
A faith-based health care not-for-profit with services available for uninsured patients.
Friends for All
Friends For All Memphis offers care, support, education, and resources to help our Memphis and Mid-South Friends live happier, healthier lives. Friends provides free STI/HIV testing, access to healthier foods, and low-cost mental health resources.
Memphis Health Center
Healthcare system with a sliding scale fee for people without health insurance or who would otherwise be unable to pay. Serves Shelby and Fayette counties, Tennessee.
Memphis Muslim Medical Clinic
Weekend charity clinic providing low-cost primary care services to patients without insurance.
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi
Nonprofit providing reproductive and sexual healthcare services and education.
Shelby County Health Department
The county government agency dedicated to improve, promote, and protect the health and environment of the people of Shelby County. Provides community health services and community health data.
Tennessee Hospital Association
Industry group for hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations in Tennessee.
Tennessee Justice Center
Legal and policy advocacy organization that focuses on legislation and litigation to solve economic and social inequities, with a current focus on healthcare and nutrition issues.

State and Local Government

Healthier Shelby
Collection of resources and data on health in Shelby County. Includes information on priority areas, data, tools to compare Shelby County with other areas, and a variety of other tools and resources. Maintained by the Shelby County Health Department.
Shelby County Commission District Health Profiles
Reports on major public health issues by Shelby County Commission district. Each report includes demographics, social determinants of health, leading causes of death, and life expectancy. Maintained by the Shelby County Health Department.
Tennessee Department of Health | Health Statistics
Data and reports on health topics across the state.
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | Data and Research
Includes the annual State of the Child report, which includes statewide information on health risks and outcomes as well as access to healthcare, and county-level data reports.

Federal Government

CDC Places
The Center for Disease Control's source for local health data. It includes an interactive map and the Comparison Report tool for finding and comparing health information in different places, as well as downloadable data sets.
Data.CDC.Gov
Catalog of all data sets maintained by the Center for Disease Control. You can search for data sets or browse by topic.
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's site for patients and their families and friends. It brings information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language that the non-specialist can understand. It also links to other useful resources.
National Center for Health Statistics
Part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). They publish an annual national overview of health called Health, United States, as well as a number of smaller reports and data collections, such as the FastStats quick data introductions.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
In 1993, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Office of Research on Minority Health, which developed a research agenda for minority health at NIH.

Non-Governmental

Non-profits, advocacy groups, foundations, think tanks, and other non-governmental organizations that produce research.

America’s Health Rankings
Provides state-level comparisons on healthcare metrics using publicly-available health statistics.
The Commonwealth Fund
Foundation with a focus in improving healthcare systems for the underserved. Their data and research include a state health report card, a state health equity report card, maps, and a variety of surveys.
Health Affairs Policy Briefs
Overviews of healthcare policy topics from the journal Health Affairs.
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. Use the menu at the top to see information organized by topic, health-related polling, state health facts, and more.
State of the Air | American Lung Association
Reports on air quality and its impact on lung health based on location.

Crime & Criminal Justice

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook offers answers to essential questions about hate groups in a way that is accessible to students and general readers interested in this important topic. Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook covers the topic of hate groups from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background of the topic and a review of current problems, controversies, and solutions. The remainder of the book consists of chapters that aid readers in continuing their research on the topic, such as an extended annotated bibliography, a chronology, a glossary, lists of noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents.
Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook by Merril D. Smith
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

Providing an indispensable resource for students investigating sexual harassment in the United States, Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook is a comprehensive summary of history, current events, possible solutions, and resources. In addition to discussing the background and history of sexual harassment, it analyzes related problems and controversies and gives possible solutions. It also provides additional perspectives on sexual harassment by contributors and sketches of people and organizations, as well as documents, resources, and a timeline
The Judicial System: A Reference Handbook by Michael C. LeMay
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2022

The Judicial System: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative and accessible one-stop resource for understanding the U.S. judicial system and its place in the fabric of American government and society.

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Indexes a wide variety of journals, dissertations, and government reports in many social sciences fields, including political science, human environment studies, sociology, criminology, women's studies, law, public affairs, and more.
Criminal Justice Collection
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
HeinOnline Criminal Justice Journals
Collection of 90 criminal justice journals. Search by article title, author, subject, state or country published, full text, and narrow by date. Coverage: varies.
PsycInfo
Citations to and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, in psychology, plus psychological aspects in related disciplines (medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law). Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Coverage: 1632-present.

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American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN)
Lobbies and litigates for the protection of Bill of Rights freedoms, including those relating to the criminal justice system.
BLOC Squad Memphis
Intervention group providing mentoring and outreach for at-risk youth. They provide violence intervention, including for gun violence.
Decarcerate Memphis
Coalition of community leaders, activists, attorneys, strategists, clergy and concerned residents trying to shift to community-led solutions to public safety instead of punitive solutions.
Heal 901
Nonprofit focusing on violence prevention through bridging the gap between the vulnerable populations of Memphis and the resources available that will allow them to live a more empowered life.
Just City
Advocates for reforms to the criminal justice system in Memphis and Shelby County to improve accountability and trust.
Memphis Allies
Organization developing a comprehensive network of support services to work with more than 2,000 youth and adults at highest risk of committing, or being victims of, gun violence.
Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
Nonprofit that tries to identify and promote evidence-based best practices to public safety.
MICAH: Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope
Group of community and faith-based organizations working together around three issue areas: education equity, economic equity, and racial and class equity. Works on the criminal justice system as it intersections with these issue areas.
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
Advocacy organization focused on achieving social justice through nonviolence. Includes work on racial injustice and systemic racism, criminal justice, homelessness, and public transportation.
Prism
Nonprofit journalism led by journalists of color focused on the lived experiences of people most impacted by injustice.
Public Safety Institute (PSI) at UofM
The Public Safety Institute (PSI) at the University of Memphis is an interdisciplinary part of the university community committed to identifying and advancing best practices in the field of public safety.
Scalawag Magazine
Nonprofit journalism focused on oppressed communities in the South.
Tennessee Innocence Project
Non-profit providing legal assistance to incarcerated people who seek to prove their innocence of the crimes they are imprisoned for, with offices in Nashville and Memphis.
West Tennessee Legal Services
Nonprofit providing civil legal help to under-served individuals, families, and communities in West Tennessee.

State, County and Non-Profit Data

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Gathers and shares statistics on “crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.”
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) provides specific crime statistics, publications, and issues for Tennessee.
TBI Publications and Specialized Reports
Look here for TBI Annual Reports, Crime in Tennessee, Crime on Campus, Law Enforcement-Related Deaths, Hate Crime, Domestic Violence, School Crime, Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted and other specialized reports.
Statistics from the Tennessee Department of Corrections
Includes Felon Population Reports, Bed Space Reports, Jail Summary Reports, Juvenile Reports, Death Row Facts and Executions
Sentencing Project Research
Statistics on mass incarceration in the United States.
National Institute of Corrections - Topics
Overview of publications, statistics, and resources on the corrections portion of the criminal justice system.
Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County
Relative Rate Index, Average Daily Population in Juvenile Court, and Transfers to Adult Court
Prison Policy Initiative - Reports
Reports, fact sheets, state profiles, and more on incarceration and criminalization in the United States.
Memphis Crime Commission - The Stats
Visual overview of Memphis and Shelby County crime data pulled from state and federal statistics.

Disability & Accessibility

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Michael C. LeMay
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This book covers civil rights and civil liberties politics in the United States from the ratification of the Bill of Rights to current-day controversies, such as the travel ban and proposals to end birthright citizenship. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough overview of civil rights in U.S. history, detailing all the relevant amendments to the Constitution and reviewing key Supreme Court decisions and landmark cases on the topic. Includes coverage of rights and liberties for Disabled people and Disability Rights Movements.
Disability: A Reference Handbook by Michael Rembis
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues and exploring the perspectives of disabled people. Disability has become a human rights and social justice issue that should concern all Americans. Access to safe, affordable, and effective health care, access to safe and affordable housing, access to reliable and efficient public transportation, and the ability to work and participate freely in the community are central to disability justice movements. Unlike encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries that only offer brief accounts of key topics, people, events, and organizations, Disability: A Reference Handbook provides important interpretive and analytical frameworks and meaningful primary evidence.
Disability in American Life by Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris, Carol J. Gill, & Robert Gould (Editors)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

Disability--as with other marginalized topics in social policy--is at risk for exclusion from social debate. This multivolume reference work provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for people with disabilities and their families at all stages of life. Once primarily thought of as a medical issue, disability is now more widely recognized as a critical issue of identity, personhood, and social justice. By discussing challenges confronting people with disabilities and their families and by collecting numerous accounts of disability experiences, this volume firmly situates disability within broader social movements, policy, and areas of marginalization, providing a critical examination into the lived experiences of people with disabilities and how disability can affect identity.

CINAHL Complete
CINAHL Complete covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Includes abstracts of journal articles, books, dissertations, and proceedings. Full text is included for nursing journals, newsletters, standards of practice, practice acts, government publications, research instruments and patient education material.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
Scopus
Scopus provides abstracts and citation tracking of peer-reviewed literature in science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities. It features tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Researchers who use Web of Science will find Scopus indexes the same fields but with broader coverage. Users needing the Scopus ID" (for example, to use the "Papers by mekentosj" citation software), please use C000040240."
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.

ARMS: Autism Resources of the Mid-South
Advocacy organization for the autism community in the Memphis area.
Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT)
Legal advocacy organization for people with disabilities in Tennessee. Focused around freedom from harm, freedom from discrimination, and freedom to participate in the community.
Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & the Mid-South
Advocates for the inclusion of people with Down Syndrome and provides support and information for people with Down Syndrome and their families.
Memphis Center for Independent Living (MCIL)
Provides people with disabilities with advocacy, training, resources and peer support to help them live independently.
New Disabled South
Disability justice advocacy group organizing across 14 states including Tennessee.
SRVS
Non-profit that offers residential, employment, children's and community-based and other supports for individuals with disabilities in Shelby, Lauderdale, Tipton, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood and DeSoto counties.
Aging Commission of the Mid-South
Shelby County department tasked with information and services to improve the lives of seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers.
TN Commission on Aging and Disability
Brings together programs, resources, and organizations to protect and ensure the quality of life and independence of older Tennesseans and adults with disabilities.
TN Council on Developmental Disabilities
Office that makes connections between people with developmental disabilities and their families and services and supports.
TN Department of Human Services
State agency charged with connecting Tennesseans to statewide support services, including disability services.
Tennessee Disability Coalition
Group of organizations from across Tennessee that promote the full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Provides one-on-one assistance, training, and outreach to connect people with disabilities, their family members, the community, and professional support partners find and access resources, support, and services available to meet their needs.

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Partnership between the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Analyzes annual data on social and economic conditions of disabled people. Includes state reports with county-level data on the prevalence of disability, employment and disability, and poverty and disability.

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Project of the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability.
CDC Disability and Health Data System (DHDS)
State-level health and demographic data about adults with disabilities.
Disability Statistics
Aggregates disability statistics from a variety of federal government sources. Develops a yearly status report for each state.

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Project of the Cornell University Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics.
Office of Disability Employment Policy Research and Evaluation
Overview of data and research on disability and employment from the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.
Students with Disabilities | National Center for Education Statistics
Data introduction to students with disabilities from pre-Kindergarten to high school.
Travel Patterns for American Adults with Disabilities
Overview of data on how people with disabilities travel and the barriers they face pulled from the National Household Travel Survey.

Education

Public and Private Education in America: Examining the Facts by Casey D. Cobb & Gene V. Glass
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This title will give students and other readers a clear understanding of the true state of public and private education systems in the United States by refuting falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations--and confirming the validity of other assertions. Issues covered include categories of public and private schools and variations in academic performance and socioeconomic status therein; controversies surrounding school choice, including school vouchers and charter schools; accountability and assessment of private and public schools; debates about school environment, safety, and curricula; and teacher and administrator quality.
Second International Handbook of Urban Education by William T. Pink (Editor); George W. Noblit (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2017

This second handbook offers all new content in which readers will find a thoughtful and measured interrogation of significant contemporary thinking and practice in urban education. Each chapter reflects contemporary cutting-edge issues in urban education as defined by their local context. One important theme that runs throughout this handbook is how urban is defined, and under what conditions the marginalized are served by the schools they attend.

Look at page 3 of the table of contents for the chapters on North American schools.
Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education by Janet Mulvey; Bruce S. Cooper
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic changes and socio-economic diversity have altered the needs for traditional approaches. Policy makers are implored to become familiar with proven educational research to implement policies that service the needs of all youth.

Optional Schools:The Memphis Public Education Alternative / Memphis City Schools
This is a print book located in Special Collections on the 4th floor of McWherter Library. The call number is MVP 3637.
Urban Education in America: Problems and Prospects
This is a print book located on the 4th floor stacks of McWherter Library. The call number is LC5131 H85.

Child Care & Early Education Research
Online collection of 14,000+ resources related to Childcare and Early Education. Resources include datasets, instruments, literature , reviews, reports, papers, and more. Coverage: varies.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.

The University of Memphis maintains domain access to The Chronicle. Anyone who has, or creates, a free Chronicle account using the "memphis.edu" email domain, has additional access points: 1) From their iPad -- Download The Chronicle’s iPad editions at no cost from http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id4149016. 2) From a smart phone or tablet using the device’s Web browser. 3) From any computer, from any location in the world -- Direct access to Chronicle.com from any remote location without having to go through a proxy server.
Education Full Text
Indexes an international range of English-language periodicals and books in the field of education, including several not included in ERIC. Coverage: Indexing 1929- ; with abstracts, 1994- ; select fulltext, 1996-.
ERIC
Open access version of ERIC, indexing journal and non-journal literature in the field of education; includes books, journal articles, ERIC Digests, policy papers, conference papers, technical reports. Coverage: 1966- .

Chalkbeat TN
Chalkbeat is an online publication that reports on all things education in the state of Tennessee. They report on the success of teachers and schools, education legislation, community concerns regarding education, and the state of schools and districts across the state.
Nation's Report Card
Biennial assessment (4th, 8th, 12th grades) at state, school district, and individual school levels
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Overview of data on infrastructure in the United States. Includes state reports. Report card includes a section on school infrastructure.
Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Schools is the public school system that is present in Memphis. They hire teachers, maintain school buildings, and grant charters so that Charter Schools can exist in Memphis.
Tennessee Department of Education
The Tennessee Department of Education is who monitors Shelby County Schools. The Tennessee Department of Education grants licenses to teachers, collects student data and school data, creates learning standards, and sets goals for schools across the state of Tennessee.
U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education is the leading organization of education in the United States. They enforce laws, collects data, conducts education research, creates educational initiatives, and distributes federal funds to schools.

Environment & Climate

Environmental Topics | EPA
Basic overviews of environmental topics and how the EPA addresses them.

The Eco-Social Polity? by Ekaterina Domorenok, Paolo Graziano, Katharina Zimmermann (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2025

Academics now reflect on the different aspects of environmental and social protection, ecological and social risks, and the costs of climate change, sustainable welfare and new social movements prompted by green transitions. This book provides a vital contribution to the emerging research agenda. It brings together scholars from interconnected disciplines to discuss the eco-social debate, providing a critical overview on extant scholarship and reflecting on future research pathways on the eco-social nexus from a variety of analytical perspectives.
Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas by James Andrew Whitaker, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Guillaume Odonne (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2023

This book offers a comparative analysis of the experiences, responses, and adaptations of people to climate variability and environmental change across the Americas. It foregrounds historical ecology as a structural framework for understanding the climate change crisis throughout the region and throughout time.
Handbook of Research on Global Environmental Changes and Human Health by Lahouari Bounoua, Kholoud Kahim, Mly Abdelmonaim El, Omar El Hiba, Denis Sereno (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

The Handbook of Research on Global Environmental Changes and Human Health is a collection of innovative research to manage the ensuing and numerous climate and anthropogenic threats to human health. While highlighting topics including government policy, human security, and population sensitivity, this book is ideally designed for environmentalists, policymakers, sociologists, physio pathologists, epidemiologists, and students seeking current research on reducing population sensitivity in terms of health related to the different climatic risks in the changing world.

Environmental Studies & Policy
Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes magazines and academic journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
General Science Full Text
Indexes periodicals in astronomy, atmospheric science, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, earth science, environment, food & nutrition, genetics, health & medicine, mathematics, microbiology, oceanography, and physics.
PolicyMap
Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
Statista
Easily access statistics and produce graphs for millions of statistics in business, entertainment, health, social sciences, and government.

Memphis Area

Memphis and Shelby County Office of Sustainability and Resilience
Works as the regional advocate and resource on topics such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, sustainable economic development, food systems, and green building practices. Liaises with offices on sustainability issues.
Shelby County Health Department - Environmental Health
Division of the county health department that addresses how environmental issues affect public health.
Clean Memphis
Organization promoting environmental stewardship of the Memphis community.
Lichterman Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center located in East Memphis with hiking trails and education on native wildflowers, trees, and animals. Part of the Museum of Science and History (MoSH), formerly known as the Pink Palace.
Memphis City Beautiful
Promotes beautification through litter pickups, advocating for recycling, and landscaping. Local affiliate of Keep Tennessee Beautiful.
Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP)
Movement against environmental racism, classism, and injustice. Originally Memphis Community Against the Pipeline.
Protect Our Aquifer
Advocacy organization around the preservation of the Memphis Sand Aquifer.
Sierra Club Tennessee Chapter, Chickasaw Group
Group within the Tennessee chapter of the Sierra Club that represents members in Memphis and West Tennessee promoting environmental conservation.
Wolf River Conservancy
Seeks to protect and advocate for the Wolf River watershed.

State and Regional

Keep Tennessee Beautiful
Cleans up the state of Tennessee through litter clean ups, recycling, and educational programs.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Collects information about and advocates for clean, renewable energy in Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Southern Environmental Law Center
Nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental legal advocacy organization covering clean air, clean water, and a livable climate.
Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club
State organization dedicated to protecting communities and wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying and litigation around environmental conservation.
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
State government agency tasked with regulation to improve air, land, and water quality, promoting human environmental health and safety, conserving Tennessee's natural, cultural, and historic resources; and providing outdoor recreation.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
Regional office of the EPA covering environmental regulation and issues in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 6 Native America Tribes.

Mid-South Regional Greenprint
Regional development plan for the broader Memphis region on how to increase regional sustainability by 2040.
My Environment | EPA
Enter a location and the EPA will generate local environmental data about EPA-regulated facilities, air quality, water quality, energy production and consumption, environmental health risks, climate change information, and land use. See the how to use page for a full list of information.
Environmental Health Topic Center | Healthier Shelby
Get data on different environmental health indicators in Shelby County.
U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index
Maps how communities are at risk of the environmental, social, economic, and infrastructure effects of climate change.

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Partnership between the Environmental Defense Fund, Texas A&M, and Darkhorse Analytics.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Reports on clean energy production, decarbonization, energy use by transportation, and more in the Southeast.
Heat-Related EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard
Tracks Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responses to heat-related emergencies nationwide. Can display data at a state or county level.
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Overview of data on infrastructure in the United States. Includes state reports. Environment and climate topics covered include energy, drinking water, storm water, hazardous waste, and waste water.

Food & Hunger

Encyclopedia of Food Safety by Geoffrey W. Smithers (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2023

Specific focus lies in the book's coverage of key industry developments over the last ten years. With approximately 270 outstandingly written chapters from the world's leading experts in food science, the book covers all aspects of food safety along the entire food chain and in one complete work, thus providing the ideal reference tool for professionals working across the multiple scientific disciplines and technologies that constitute modern food safety.
Food Insecurity: A Reference Handbook by William D. Schanbacher & Whitney Fung Uy
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2023

This comprehensive and authoritative one-stop resource examines the issue of food insecurity in the United States, including the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem.Social welfare agencies, schools, food banks, and other organizations have all put forth efforts to combat food insecurity, but it remains a serious risk for millions of poor Americans today. Food Insecurity: A Reference Handbook examines the reasons why food insecurity remains such a longstanding problem in American society.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America by Andrew Smith (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2013

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements that have shaped the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. Entries range across historical periods and the trends that characterize them, from the extravagant feasts of the Gilded Age to the diet fads of the nineties. This thoroughly updated new edition captures the shifting American perspective on food and ensures that this title is both the most authoritative and the most current reference work on American cuisine.
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Foodways by John T. Edge (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2007

Food has always been central to southern culture, but the past twenty years have brought an explosion in interest in foodways, particularly in the South. This volume marks the first encyclopedia of the food culture of the American South, surveying the vast diversity of foodways within the region and the collective qualities that make them distinctively southern. Articles in this volume explore the richness of southern foodways, examining not only what southerners eat but also why they eat it.

Biological And Agricultural Index Plus
Indexes the key international English-language periodicals in the biological and agricultural sciences, and includes extensive coverage of nutrition and food.
General Science Full Text
Indexes periodicals in astronomy, atmospheric science, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, earth science, environment, food & nutrition, genetics, health & medicine, mathematics, microbiology, oceanography, and physics.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
With current and relevant content from industry journals, travel guides and magazines this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
Scopus
Scopus provides abstracts and citation tracking of peer-reviewed literature in science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities. It features tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Researchers who use Web of Science will find Scopus indexes the same fields but with broader coverage. Users needing the Scopus ID" (for example, to use the "Papers by mekentosj" citation software), please use C000040240."

News

Edible Memphis
Food magazine for the Memphis area.
Southern Foodways Alliance - Gravy
Podcast and magazine from the Southern Foodways Alliance.
The Daily Memphian - Sound Bites
The Daily Memphian's weekly food and restaurant podcast.

Organizations

901 Community Fridges
Operates 3 community fridges where anyone can pick up fresh grocery items in Binghampton, Cooper Young, and East Memphis.
First Congo Food Justice Ministry
Provides free meals and a food pantry. Part of the First Congregational Church (First Congo).
The Grocer at South Memphis Farmers Market
Neighborhood grocery store designed to provide access to produce and grocery staples to the South Memphis community year round.

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Part of The Works, a non-profit housing and social services organization.
Memphis Area Master Gardeners
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener program seeks to improve the lives of Tennesseans by promoting environmental stewardship, non-commercial food production, and human health and well-being through residential and consumer horticulture education delivered by a dedicated and skilled volunteer network.
Memphis Food Not Bombs
Activist organization that provides free meals and groceries while advocating that resources not be spend on wars and the military. Maintains a community fridge in Cordova.
Mid-South Food Bank
Non-profit organization that distributes food resources to partner agencies in Memphis, western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas.
MIFA Meals on Wheels
Delivers meals to seniors (60 and over) in Shelby County who are at-risk for nutritional deficiency and frail, home bound, or disabled as well as to people under 60 who are disabled.

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Operated by the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA). Applicants are screened for eligibility by the Aging Commission of the Mid-South.
Mobile Grocer
Sells fresh produce and other groceries in undeserved communities in Memphis by bringing them directly in a trailer.

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Part of The Works, a non-profit housing and social services organization.
Southern Foodways Alliance
Research organization that documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.

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Part of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.
Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry
Mobile food pantry that distributes food packages to families, homeless people, and people in a recovery program.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Regulates food and agriculture in the state.
USDA Local Food Directories
Identifies local food organizations and businesses including farmers market, food hubs, community supported agriculture (CSAs), on farm markets, and agritourism.

Gardens & Farms

Alpha Omega Veterans Services Urban Farm
The Alpha Omega Veterans Urban Farm is a 1.5 acre farm located at our picturesque Ball Road facility. The project is designed to engage and meet various needs of the veterans served by Alpha Omega Veterans Services. The Urban Farm & Garden program began February 2018 with a partnership with Memphis Tilth whose mission is to “cultivate collective action for an economically sustainable, socially equitable, and environmentally sound local food system.”
Black Seeds Urban Farm
Black Seeds is a local food movement that is rooted in the desire to grow honest, non-toxic fruits and vegetables for Memphians who have little or no access to sustainable foods. The Founders are committed to providing local communities with the opportunity to have access to fresh foods that was grown within close proximity. The Black Seeds territory was created for all to appreciate and it has the capacity to do whatever you like! All while creating a sustainable source with in our community.
Green Leaf Learning Farm
Green Leaf Learning Farm is a Knowledge Quest signature program that centers on the 3-acre urban micro-farm that sits directly across from our main campus. On the farm, KQ students and community members learn how to grow food in ways that build community and increase the neighborhood’s access to healthy goods. Our students become healthy eaters, entrepreneurs, and advocates for social and environmental justice.
Memphis Tilth
“The Tilth serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information between gardeners, farmers, beekeepers, tree planters, ranchers, orchardists, and everyone else seeking the creation of local sustainable agriculture and forestry.”
Works Urban Farm
Urban farm in midtown that seeks to grow healthy, organic, and culturally relevant foods. Sells produce to the Mobile Grocer and The Grocer at South Memphis Farmers Market.

Food Insecurity Map | Feeding America
Maps food insecurity and SNAP eligibility in the United States. Shows data by nationwide, state, county, US House district, and food bank coverage area. Can break down data by different demographic areas.
Food Security in the US | USDA Economic Research Service
Report and statistics on household food access in the United States.
Hunger in America | Feeding America
Data overview of hunger and food insecurity in the United States.
USDA Food & Nutrition Service Research & Analysis
Research on food security, nutrition education, federal food programs (SNAP/food stamps & WIC), and child nutrition.

Housing & Homelessness

Homelessness to Hope: Research, Policy and Global Perspectives by Uday Chatterjee, Rajib Shaw, Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan, Jenia Mukherjee, Raktima Ghosh (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2024

Homelessness to Hope: Research, Policy and Practices on Global Perspectives brings together stories, observations and critical appraisals that have emerged out of the interdisciplinary studies spanning across the global North and South. It explores how diverse accounts on homelessness and homeless people are situated within the structural-institutional arrangements of the developing and developed worlds. Through its comparative framework, the book offers a broader understanding of the multiple ways in which homelessness is experienced, perceived, and addressed.
Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook by Michele Wakin
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2022

This title provides a one-stop resource for understanding the crisis of homelessness in the United States. It covers risk factors for homelessness, societal attitudes about the homeless, and public and private resources designed to prevent homelessness and help those in need. It thoroughly examines the history of homelessness in the U.S., shining a light on the key issues, events, policies, and attitudes that contribute to homelessness and shape the experience of being homeless. It places special emphasis on exploring the myriad problems that force people into homelessness, such as inadequate levels of affordable housing, struggles with substance abuse, and gaps in the U.S.' social welfare system. In addition, it explains why some demographic groups are at heightened risk of homelessness.
Homelessness: Challenges, Causes and Support Programs by David C. Payne (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2022

Every American has the right to safe, decent, and affordable housing. Yet, homelessness in the United States is an unnecessary and worsening crisis. According to HUD, between 2016 and 2020, homelessness increased in the richest nation on the planet by 6 percent, with more than 580,000 people, including children, experiencing homelessness in January of 2020. The significant economic instability brought by COVID-19 has only increased these numbers.

CINAHL Complete
CINAHL Complete covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Includes abstracts of journal articles, books, dissertations, and proceedings. Full text is included for nursing journals, newsletters, standards of practice, practice acts, government publications, research instruments and patient education material.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Indexes a wide variety of journals, dissertations, and government reports in many social sciences fields, including political science, human environment studies, sociology, criminology, women's studies, law, public affairs, and more.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
PsycInfo
Citations to and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, in psychology, plus psychological aspects in related disciplines (medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law). Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Coverage: 1632-present.

Advanced Search Strategies: PsychInfo from University Libraries on Vimeo.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.

BLDG (Build. Live. Develop. Grow.) Memphis
Focuses on investment and community development in Memphis's neighborhoods. Members include the Memphis-area community development corporations.
Community Alliance for the Homeless (CAFTH)
Nonprofit that offers planning, technical assistance, and service coordination to public and private agencies working to end homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County.
Develop 901 Department of Housing
Government department that develops strategies and operates programs to provide safe and affordable housing in Memphis and Shelby County.
Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project
Campaign to address rental prices in Memphis by doing research, sharing the experience of renters, and proposing policy changes. Collaboration between The Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis and the Memphis Public Interest Law Center.
Homeless Organizing for Power and Equality (H.O.P.E.)
Organizes around homelessness issues and all members are either currently or formerly homeless.

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Sponsored by the Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
Hospitality Hub
Organization trying to end homelessness by connecting people the necessary resources to achieve stable housing.
Memphis Housing Authority
Operates affordable rental housing programs in Memphis and Shelby County, including public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), also known as Section 8.
Room in the Inn Memphis
Collection of religious congregations in Memphis providing shelter and care services.
TDMHSAS - Office of Housing and Homeless Services
Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services' Office of Housing and Homeless Services operates initiatives to provide housing and long-term support for people with mental illnesses facing homelessness.
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
State agency operating programs to support homeowners and renters in Tennessee.
The Works
Non-profit that seeks to increase affordable housing through loans and grants, purchasing properties to sell at affordable rates, developing mixed-use properties, and providing homeowners' and renters' educational programming.

Memphis

Memphis Affordable Housing Dashboard
Quick data overview of affordable housing and people at risk for homelessness in Memphis.
Market Statistics | Memphis Area Association of Realtors
Monthly report on housing sales, listings, foreclosures, and housing inventory for Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton counties.

National

data.census.gov
Covers a lot of housing data, including number of housing units, demographics of who owns or rents housing, financial and physical characteristics of households, and more.

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Offers prepackaged data and user-selected data tables and maps from sources such as:

American Community Survey
American Housing Survey
Annual Economic Surveys
Annual Surveys of Governments
Census of Government
Commodity Flow Survey
Decennial Census
Economic Census
Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation
Population Estimates Program
Puerto Rico Community Survey
Eviction Tracker | Eviction Lab
Tracks weekly eviction filings in 10 states and 34 cities, including Memphis, since March 2020 to see trends and impacts of different policies.
HUD User
Reports and data on the housing and rental markets from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | Research
Reports on the state of housing (rental and owner-occupied) in the United States and its affordability.
State of Homelessness | National Alliance to End Homelessness
Annual report on homeless Americans and services for them. Includes state-level data dashboard that can also show Memphis/Shelby County information.
Urban Institute Gauging Investment Patterns
How much capital is flowing to your city, county, or state, and how evenly is it distributed across neighborhoods?

LGBTQIA+ Community

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Michael C. LeMay
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This book covers civil rights and civil liberties politics in the United States from the ratification of the Bill of Rights to current-day controversies, such as the travel ban and proposals to end birthright citizenship. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough overview of civil rights in U.S. history, detailing all the relevant amendments to the Constitution and reviewing key Supreme Court decisions and landmark cases on the topic. Includes coverage of civil rights and civil liberties issues for LGBTQ+ Americans.
LGBTQ Americans in the U. S. Political System: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Voters, Candidates, and Officeholders by Jason Pierceson (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

This comprehensive sourcebook covers the evolution of LGBTQ engagement in American politics, from the emergence of gay rights as a political issue in the early 1970s to the present day, when LGBTQ issues occupy a prominent place in politics. This work provides a broad and authoritative survey of the ways in which gay Americans are influencing the tenor and trajectory of U.S. politics at the local, state, and national levels.
The Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics by Michael J. Bosia, Sandra M. McEvoy, & Momin Rahman (Editors)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

Struggles for LGBT rights and the security of sexual and gender minorities are ongoing, urgent concerns across the world. For students, scholars, and activists who work on these and related issues, this handbook provides a unique, interdisciplinary resource. In chapters by both emerging and senior scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics introduces key concepts in LGBT political studies and queer theory. Additionally, the handbook offers historical, geographic, and topical case studies contexualized within theoretical frameworks from the sociology of sexualities, critical race studies, postcolonialism, indigenous theories, social movement theory, and international relations theory.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies by Abbie E. Goldberg (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

This far-reaching and contemporary new Encyclopedia examines and explores the lives and experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals, focusing on the contexts and forces that shape their lives. The work focuses on LGBTQ issues and identity primarily through the lenses of psychology, human development and sociology, emphasizing queer, feminist and ecological perspectives on the topic.

Gender Studies Collection
This collection of journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.
Sociology Source Ultimate
Scholarly research on sociology and related disciplines including gender studies, social psychology, and socio-cultural anthropology.

Campaign for Southern Equality
Legal and advocacy organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community across the South. Provides research, legal services, voter organization, funding, and community health resources.
Focus Mid-South
Free magazine covering LGBTQ+ news and culture in the Memphis area.
Friends for All
Promotes the health and wellbeing of people with HIV and works to prevent the further spread of HIV in the Memphis community.
Mid-South Pride
Volunteer-based community organization serving the LGBTQ+ community through events and activities, including the Memphis Pride Fest.
MidSouth LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Organization for local business professionals who are LGBTQ+ or identify as an ally.
Out Memphis: The LGBTQ Center for the Mid-South
Community center and advocacy organization focused on issues related to health and wellness, youth issues, family issues, and community and cultural development for LGBTQ+ Memphians.
Spectrum South
Online magazine of queer southern identity and culture.
Tennessee Equality Project
Lobbies Tennessee state and local government in favor of rights for the LGBTQ+ community.
Tri-State Black Pride
Promotes LGBTQ+ community, inclusion, and culture with a focus on the Black LGBTQ+ community in Memphis.

LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey
Survey and focus group the experiences of LGBTQ people in the South from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights LGBTQ Institute.
Southern Equality Research & Policy Center
Community-based research center. Past research has focused on the experiences and health of LGBTQ+ people in the South.
Tennessee Equality Profile | Movement Advancement Project
Evaluation of Tennessee's LGBTQ+ laws and policies based on the following categories: Relationship & Parental Recognition, Nondiscrimination, Religious Exemptions, LGBTQ Youth, Health Care, Criminal Justice, and Identity Documents.
The Trevor Project U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People
Annual survey on the mental health experiences of LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States.

Statista
Easily access statistics and produce graphs for millions of statistics in business, entertainment, health, social sciences, and government.

Memphis Music

The Music Library at the University of Memphis offers a variety of resources available for use and research. The Music Library has stacks of books and scores, musical literature such as dictionaries, biographies, and histories, and other materials specific to Memphis Music. The Music Library also offers resources on musical theory, composition, and self-instruction.

The Music Library is in the Music Building, Room 115 on UofM's main campus. Stop by to explore the many music materials and resources the Music Library offers.

Music Online: American Music
Music Online: American Music offers a wide variety of genres, musicians, performers, and historical events related to American music.
Music Periodicals Database
The Music Periodicals Database offers a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals dedicated to the subject of music.
Oxford Music Online
The Oxford Music Online database is connected to the Oxford Companion to Music, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and Grove Music Online. The Oxford Music Online database allows searches through music topics, instruments, geography, era, people, and places.

Graceland
Graceland was and is home to Elvis Presley. Graceland offers many resources into the musical history of Elvis.
The Orpheum
Build in 1890, the Orpheum was built to expand the growing Vaudeville sensation. Overtime, the Orpheum has been rebuilt, reborn, and renovated to keep up with the modern time.
Stax Museum
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is dedicated to educating the public about not only historic music in Memphis, but about the American soul music legacy.
Sun Studio
Sun Studio was the home recording studio to many popular and classic rock n' roll musicians.
U of M Special Collections Repository
Special Collections has a variety of photographs and primary documents related to music in Memphis.

Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Shake, Rattle, & Roll was a free Memphis music magazine published by Charles Mooney IV from May 1991 to December 1994. Besides providing a snapshot of the Memphis music scene in the early 1990s, these magazines feature articles about Memphis musicians from many decades, making them of interest to anyone researching Memphis music. Thanks to Charles Mooney IV, in addition to these digital holdings, the University of Memphis Music Library holds the complete run of the magazine in print.

Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South
Encyclopedia of African American Music
Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul
Memphis and the Paradox of Place: Globalization in the American South
Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios
Also available in print at the Music Library.
Memphis Mayhem
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Music
The Next Elvis: Searching for Stardom as Sun Records
Only in Special Collections!
Soulsville, U.S.A: The Story of Stax Records
Southern Music/American Music

Poverty & Wealth Inequality

Income Inequality in America: A Reference Handbook by Stacey M. Jones & Robert S. Rycroft
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2023

This book provides a one-stop resource for understanding the full dimensions of income inequality in the United States, including chief socioeconomic drivers of inequality and proposals to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in America. Carefully researched and scrupulously nonpartisan, this resource examines the history and current state of income inequality in the United States, with a particular focus on key issues, events, and political/economic philosophies relevant to the enduring divide between rich and poor in America. One of the most valuable aspects of the book is that it surveys the complex history of income inequality in an easy-to-understand fashion that helps readers identify and assess the ways in which income inequality shapes many aspects of modern American society.
An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Panel on Evaluation and Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure; Constance F. Citro, Christopher Mackie, James P. Ziliak (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2023

An accurate measure of poverty is necessary to fully understand how the economy is performing across all segments of the population and to assess the effects of government policies on communities and families. In addition, poverty statistics are essential in determining the size and composition of the population whose basic needs are going unmet and to help society target resources to address those needs. An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line recommends updating the methodology used by the Census Bureau to calculate the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to reflect household basic needs.
Inequality in America: Causes and Consequences by Robert S. Rycroft & Kimberley Kinsley (Editors)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This authoritative reference work explores the factors driving the much-debated increase in economic inequality in U.S. society, as well as the impact that this divide is having on U.S. culture, politics, families, communities, and institutions. The book provides important historical background for understanding how the nation has grappled with (or ignored) this issue in the past, examines specific causes of inequality identified by observers across the political spectrum, and summarizes the potential consequences (both present and future) of economic inequality.
A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years; Suzanne Le Menestrel, Greg Duncan (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.

PolicyMap
Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.
Sociology Source Ultimate
Sociology Source Ultimate is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 2,100,000 records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. Contains abstracts for more than 1,260 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. Extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included, and searchable cited references are provided. Offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

901 Moral Budget Coalition
Organizations working together to change the budgeting priorities of the City of Memphis and Shelby County to focus on supporting people, community, and workers as well as building cultural engagement.
The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis
The Institute for Public Service Reporting is a professionally staffed newsroom on the campus of the University of Memphis dedicated to civic-minded journalism.
LINC 211
Collection of community information and human service organizations and resources from LINC, the Library Information Center at the Memphis Public Library, and the United Way of the Mid-South.
Memphis for All
Electoral advocacy group organizing around equal rights, economic issues, health, education, and democracy.
MICAH: Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope
Group of community and faith-based organizations working together around three issue areas: education equity, economic equity, and racial and class equity.
United Way of the Mid-South
Local chapter of the national nonprofit organization that fundraises on the behalf of and distributes funding to local nonprofit organizations and charities.

Memphis Poverty Fact Sheets
Data on poverty in Memphis collected annually by the School of Social Work in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Memphis.
The Poverty Report: Memphis Since MLK: How African Americans and the Poor Have Fared in Memphis and Shelby County Over the Past 50 Years
Overviews 50 years of information on African Americans and people in poverty in Memphis since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Data.Census.Gov
Data.Census.Gov is the primary access point for Census Bureau data. Includes information like income, poverty rates, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, "food stamps") use, employment, and more. Help FAQs.
Debt in America | Urban Institute
Data mapping tool that shows how much debt people carry. Can go down to the county level.
Urban Institute Gauging Investment Patterns
How much capital is flowing to your city, county, or state, and how evenly is it distributed across neighborhoods?

Racism & Racial Justice

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Michael C. LeMay
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

This book covers civil rights and civil liberties politics in the United States from the ratification of the Bill of Rights to current-day controversies, such as the travel ban and proposals to end birthright citizenship. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough overview of civil rights in U.S. history, detailing all the relevant amendments to the Constitution and reviewing key Supreme Court decisions and landmark cases on the topic. Lots of focus on issues related to civil rights and liberties for racial minorities in the United States.
Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook offers answers to essential questions about hate groups in a way that is accessible to students and general readers interested in this important topic. Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook covers the topic of hate groups from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background of the topic and a review of current problems, controversies, and solutions. The remainder of the book consists of chapters that aid readers in continuing their research on the topic, such as an extended annotated bibliography, a chronology, a glossary, lists of noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents.
Border & Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

In Border and Rule, one of North America's foremost thinkers and immigrant rights organizers delivers an unflinching examination of migration as a pillar of global governance and gendered racial class formation. Harsha Walia disrupts easy explanations for the migrant and refugee crises, instead showing them to be the inevitable outcomes of the conquest, capitalist globalization, and climate change that are generating mass dispossession worldwide. Border and Rule explores a number of seemingly disparate global geographies with shared logics of border rule that displace, immobilize, criminalize, exploit, and expel migrants and refugees.
Racism in America: A Reference Handbook by Steven L. Foy
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

This book explains how race, once a differentiating factor, became a major basis for stratification in the United States that pervaded scientific thought, religious doctrine, governmental policy, and the patterned actions of decision-makers in all sectors of social life. Racism in America: A Reference Handbook diverges from the typical focus of accounts of racism on interpersonal prejudice and discrimination to situate racism within structural processes to demonstrate the systematic nature of racial discrimination. Racial progress, though notable, has largely addressed symptoms of the racialized social system rather than tackling the ways in which the system is inherently patterned to benefit whites.

Diversity Studies Collection
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
Ethnic Diversity Source
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Latinx Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Multiracial Americans. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
JSTOR
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in all disciplines. Coverage: varies--going back to first year of publication and coming up to 3-5 years ago. See the Project Muse database for scholarly articles from within the past 3-5 years.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.

Organizations

Latino Memphis
Organization advocating around issues impacting the Hispanic community in the Mid-South.
MICAH: Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope
Group of community and faith-based organizations working together around three issue areas: education equity, economic equity, and racial and class equity.
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
Advocacy organization focused on achieving social justice through nonviolence. Includes work on racial injustice and systemic racism, criminal justice, homelessness, and public transportation.
NAACP Memphis
Local chapter of the historic civil rights organization.
National Civil Rights Museum
Cultural organization dedicated to educating about the American Civil Rights Movement and its continued relevance today.
Stand for Children Tennessee
Advocacy organization focused on education and racial justice.

News

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Reporting on the intersection of poverty, power and policy in Memphis and Shelby County.
Tri-State Defender
"The Tri-State Defender is a weekly newspaper and daily online news resource published in Memphis, Tennessee, serving the African-American communities in Memphis and nearby areas of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee."
Prism
Nonprofit journalism led by journalists of color focused on the lived experiences of people most impacted by injustice.
Scalawag Magazine
Nonprofit journalism focused on oppressed communities in the South.

Memphis Poverty Fact Sheets
Data on poverty in Memphis collected annually by the School of Social Work in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Memphis. Includes breakdowns by racial identity.
The Poverty Report: Memphis Since MLK: How African Americans and the Poor Have Fared in Memphis and Shelby County Over the Past 50 Years
Overviews 50 years of information on African Americans and people in poverty in Memphis since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Data.Census.Gov
Data.Census.Gov is the primary access point for Census Bureau data. Includes demographic data such as racial identity as well income, employment information, poverty rates, housing data, and more. Help FAQs.

Sports

Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook by Rachel Laws Myers
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021

Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook provides a breadth and depth of discussion about minority athletes, coaches, sports journalists, and others in U.S. sport. This volume examines race and sports and connected issues, from the integration of professional sports to the present day. It also explores the history of minority involvement in sports at every level: the barriers broken, the stereotypes that have been shattered, and the difficulties that these pioneers have endured. One of the most valuable aspects of the book is that it surveys the history of race and sports in a manner that helps readers identify key issues. An extensive background on the topic of race and sports, including a review of the history and an introduction to its technical aspects, is followed by a discussion of controversies, problems, and possible solutions.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology by Edmund O. Acevedo (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology is a double volume, in-depth, up-to-date scholarly reference work written by leading scholars from across the globe. The study of human psychomotor performance spans numerous activities including sport, performing arts, surgery, firefighting, law enforcement, military operations, and physical activity participation. In addition, research questions address factors that influence optimal performance as well as the adoption and maintenance of physical activity for mental and physical health. The breadth of focused scientific peer-reviewed articles provides a reliable source of specialized information to academicians, practitioners, advanced undergraduates and graduate students, and researchers in related fields.
Women in Sports: A Reference Handbook by Maylon Hanold
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

Providing key data, insights, and ways of thinking about women and sports, this book is an excellent resource for high school and undergraduate students as well as for sport organizations serving girls and women. Women are participating in sports in record numbers, and thanks in part to Title IX and a growing interest in women's sports, they're breaking records and achieving remarkable success in sports in every conceivable manner. However, women still struggle for equitable treatment in a variety of sports and face different obstacles than do their male counterparts. How can these issues be solved? Are women in sports being treated fairly? This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the state of women's participation in sports by referencing both current events and research.
Sports in America: Recreation, Business, Education, and Controversy by Stephen Meyer
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

Explores the role of sports in American society. Covers participation and attendance at sporting events; the sports industry; illegal gambling and performance-enhancing drugs; and student athletes.

Business Source Ultimate
Provides full text for more than 2,800 business publications. Sources include academic journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, industry and product reports, monographs, SWOT analyses, and more. Good for sports economics and sports business topics.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
SPORTDiscus with Full Text is a source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 530 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Subject areas covered include: biomechanics, drugs, exercise, kinesiology, movement science, nutrition, occupational health & therapy, physical fitness, physical therapy, rehabilitation, sports & exercise psychology,coaching & education, and sports medicine. Full text coverage dates back to 1985. Access to full text is limited to 4 simultaneous users.

Teams & Organizations

901 Wrestling
Memphis' local wrestling organization.
Memphis Blues
Memphis' men's rugby club.
Memphis Flamingos
Memphis' women's rugby team.
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis' NBA basketball team.
Memphis Hustle
Memphis' NBA G League team.
Memphis Redbirds
Memphis' Minor League Baseball team.
Memphis Roller Derby
Memphis Roller Derby (MRD) is a skater-led 501(c)3 non-profit roller derby community affiliated with Women's Flat Track Roller Derby (WFTDA).
Memphis Showboats
Memphis' UFL team.
Riverside International Speedway
Riverside International Speedway, established in 1949 and located just west of the Mississippi River and Memphis, is a 1/4 mile high banked dirt oval race track with a gumbo surface.
UofM Athletics
University of Memphis' athletic hub.

News

Commercial Appeal - Sports
Local sports news.
The Daily Memphian - Sports
Local sports news.
Findings in Sport, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Event Management
Findings in Sport, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Event Management is an online outlet that focuses on providing readers relevant information though empirical investigations and topical essays on a wide range of topics in a succinct manner.

CDC - Sports and Recreation Activities Data
CDC collects and reports data on sports- and recreation-related TBIs and concussions to understand: how many people are affected, who is most at risk, the leading ways a person may get sports- or recreation-related TBIs or concussions, and whether programs to prevent sports- and recreation-related TBIs and concussions are working.
Equity in Athletics Data Analysis
This analysis cutting tool was designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to equity in athletics data. The data are drawn from the OPE Equity in Athletics Disclosure Website database. This database consists of athletics data that are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), via a Web-based data collection, by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that receive Title IV funding (i.e., those that participate in federal student aid programs) and that have an intercollegiate athletics program.
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition
The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is an organization of players, coaches, team governors, and executives leading the NBA family’s advocacy work to advance social justice.
National Federation of State High School Associations
The NFHS writes rules, conducts research, offers guidance, provides education, and celebrate successes in high school sports and activities.
Spotrac
Spotrac was founded by Michael Ginnitti & Scott Allen in 2007 as an internal tool to facilitate fantasy sports, and answer every day questions about player financials. Since then it's grown exponentially into a team payroll, player valuation, and overall research tool for a variety of audience groups with the sports business community.
US Center for SafeSport
"The U.S. Center for SafeSport is an independent nonprofit 501 (c)(3) committed to building a sport community where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and misconduct. Explore our site to learn more about our work and read reports detailing the support we provide to athletes through response and resolution protocols, policies and prevention education frameworks promoting safer sport environments across the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement."

Tourism & Hospitality

Meaningful Tourism: Strategies and Future Development by Ajit Kumar Singh, Pankaj Kumar Tyagi, Vipin Nadda (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2025

Meaningful Tourism: Strategies and Future Development aims to heighten awareness about the crucial role travellers play in shaping the destinations they visit. By illuminating the far-reaching impact of individual actions, the authors outline how responsible choices now can ensure a positive legacy for generations to come. From selecting eco-friendly accommodation and engaging in sustainable activities, to championing local businesses and minimising the ecological footprint of travel, this comprehensive resource equips travellers with the tools to embrace a transformative journey.
Media, Place and Tourism: Worlds of Imagination by Stijn Reijnders, Emiel Martens, Deborah Castro, Débora Póvoa, Apoorva Nanjangud, Rosa Schiavone (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2024

Accessible and interdisciplinary in nature, this volume highlights the connections between media, tourism and place, bringing together the diverse perspectives, approaches and actors involved in critical issues relating to media tourism worldwide.
Encyclopedia of Tourism by Jafar Jafari & Honggen Xiao (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and updated source of reference in tourism research and practice. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of 766 internationally renowned experts from 113 countries provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the field of tourism, hospitality, recreation and related fields.
Travel, Tourism and Hotel Glossary by Herminia Franks
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2009

Glossaries of Travel, Tourism, Air Travel, Cruising, and the Hotel Industry.

Business Source Ultimate
Provides full text for more than 2,800 business publications. Sources include academic journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, industry and product reports, monographs, SWOT analyses, and more. Addresses all subject areas related to business. Coverage 1965-, or first published issue, some as far back as 1922.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
With current and relevant content from industry journals, travel guides and magazines this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
PolicyMap
Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Statista
Easily access statistics and produce graphs for millions of statistics in business, entertainment, health, social sciences, and government.

Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association
Membership and advocacy association for hotel and lodging businesses in Memphis.
Memphis Restaurant Association
Business association for restaurants and other foodservice organizations in Memphis.
Memphis Restaurant Workers United
Hospitality labor organization for the Memphis area.
Hospitality TN
Membership and advocacy organization for Tennessee hotel and lodging, restaurant, tourism, and related businesses
Memphis Tourism
Official marketing organization for Memphis and Shelby County with a mission of increasing visitors, conventions, and events. Part of the Shelby County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Welcome to Memphis
Workforce development nonprofit for the hospitality industry. A subsidiary of Memphis Tourism; formerly known as the Memphis Tourism Education Foundation (MTEF).
Tennessee Department of Tourism Development
Responsible for growing and marketing the tourism industry in Tennessee. Provides overview information about the travel trade and tourism economic impact data for the state and its counties.

International Trade Administration - Travel and Tourism Forecast
The National Travel and Tourism Office at the International Trade Administration provides a forward-looking analysis of the travel and tourism industry in the International Visitor Forecast.
Memphis Tourism - Tourism Economic Impact
Overview of the economics of tourism in Memphis with a link to Memphis Tourism's annual report.
TN Dept. of Tourist Development - Research
Includes a data dashboard of tourism in Tennessee, an annual report, downloadable county-level data reports, and more.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis - Travel and Tourism
Measures how much tourists spend and the prices they pay for lodging, airfare, souvenirs, and other travel-related items. These statistics also provide a snapshot of employment in the travel and tourism industries.

Transportation

International Encyclopedia of Transportation by Roger Vickerman (Ed.)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780081026724

Publication Date: 2021

Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasizing the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives.
Urban Environment, Travel Behavior, Health, and Resident Satisfaction by Anzhelika Antipova
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

This book explores the intersections of urban development, travel patterns, and health. Currently, there is a lack of research concerning the subjective dimensions of accessibility in urban environments and travel behavior, as well as travel-related outcomes. Antipova fills this gap in the scholarship by developing an analysis of satisfaction and perception-related indicators at an intraurban level. Specifically, she investigates various aspects of urban environment from the perspective of resident perception and satisfaction, as well as the relationship between urban environment, travel behavior, activity patterns, and traveler health.
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure by Henry Petroski
Call Number: McWherter Library - 3rd Floor Stacks HE355.3.E3 P48 2016

Publication Date: 2016

Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Petroski reveals the genesis of the many parts of America's highway system--our interstate numbering system, the centerline that divides roads, and such taken-for-granted objects as guardrails, stop signs, and traffic lights--all crucial to our national and local infrastructure. A compelling work of history, The Road Taken is also an urgent clarion call aimed at American citizens, politicians, and anyone with a vested interest in our economic well-being. Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling, and Petroski reveals the complex and challenging interplay between government and industry inherent in major infrastructure improvement.

JSTOR
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in all disciplines. Coverage: varies--going back to first year of publication and coming up to 3-5 years ago. See the Project Muse database for scholarly articles from within the past 3-5 years.
PolicyMap
Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes periodicals in addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, communications & mass media, community health & medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

Bike Walk Tennessee
Network of local groups advocating for bicyclists and pedestrians in Tennessee with a goal of making streets safer to ride and walk.
City of Memphis Street Maintenance
Unit responsible for maintaining roads in Memphis that are not maintained by the state. Part of the Public Works Division.
Explore Bike Share
Nonprofit bike rental network with stations throughout the Memphis area.
Getting There Together
The City of Memphis's traffic safety campaign.
Greater Memphis Greenline
Nonprofit organization supporting the development of biking and pedestrian infrastructure through the creation of multi-use trails in Shelby County.
Groove On Demand
Public ride share program covering Downtown, the Medical District, South City, and New Chicago.

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Project of the Memphis Area Transit Authority, Downtown Memphis Commission, and the Memphis Medical District.
Innovate Memphis - Commute Options
Initiative to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicle commute trips in Memphis and increase the usage of transit, carpooling, bicycling, and walking to work.
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA)
Organization that owns and operates the Memphis International Airport. The MSCAA is run by a board appointed by the City of Memphis and Shelby County.
Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
Public transportation agency in Memphis and the area around it. MATA operates buses, trolleys, paratransit services, and ride hailing services in select areas.
Memphis Bus Riders Union
Union of public transportation users who advocate for improved services and policies.
Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (Memphis MPO)
Interstate planning agency that develops transportation policy and planning for Shelby and Fayette Counties in Tennessee, and DeSoto and Marshall Counties in Mississippi.
Tennessee Association of Railroad Passengers (TARP)
Membership organization advocating for passenger rail development in Tennessee.
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
State agency that plans and manages the transportation system in Tennessee, including roadways, airports, passenger rail, public transportation, waterways, bicycle systems, and pedestrian systems.
Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO)
TN government office tasked with reducing traffic fatalities. Part of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Tennessee Public Transportation Association (TPTA)
Advocacy organization dedicated to improving public transportation in all Tennessee communities.

American Public Transportation Association Research and Resources
A variety of research reports and statistics on public transportation in the United States and its economic and social impacts.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Federal agency collecting data on all aspects of transportation, Overview of BTS data.
Crash Stats | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National data set of traffic accident data.
Dangerous By Design | Smart Growth America
Annual report on pedestrian deaths due to traffic accidents. Reports state and city rankings.
Governors' Highway Safety Association - Resource Hub
Publications and statistics from GHSA, an organization that represents state highway safety officials.
National Household Travel Survey
The primary source of how Americans travel, including for work and personal trips.
The National Transit Database (NTD)
"The NTD records the financial, operating, and asset condition of transit systems helping to keep track of the industry and provide public information and statistics. It contains a wealth of information such as agency funding sources, inventories of vehicles and maintenance facilities, safety event reports, measures of transit service provided and consumed, and data on transit employees."
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Overview of data on infrastructure in the United States. Includes state reports. Transportation topics covered include roads, bridges, public transportation, aviation, rail, ports, and waterways.

Urban Art

Engagement in the City: How Arts and Culture Impact Development in Urban Areas
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2021
Engaging Communities Through Civic Engagement in Art Museum Education by Bryna Bobick, Carissa DiCindio (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

Engaging Communities Through Civic Engagement in Art Museum Education deepens knowledge on museum and art education and civic engagement and bridges the gap from theory to practice. The chapters focus on various sectors of this research, including diversity and inclusion in museum experiences, engaging communities through new techniques, and museum and university partnerships. As such, it includes coverage on timely topics that include programs and audience engagement with the LGBTQ+, refugee, disability, and senior communities; socially responsive museum pedagogy; and the use of student workers.
Scribbling Through History: Graffiti, Places and People From Antiquity to Modernity by Chloé Ragazzoli, Ömür Harmansah, Chiara Salvador, Elizabeth Frood (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

This book shows that graffiti, a very ancient practice long hidden behind modern disapproval and street culture, have been integral to literacy and self-expression throughout history. Graffiti bear witness to social events and religious practices that are difficult to track in normative and official discourses. This book addresses graffiti practices, in cultures ranging from ancient China and Egypt through early modern Europe to modern Turkey, in illustrated short essays by specialists. It proposes a holistic approach to graffiti as a cultural practice that plays a key role in crucial aspects of human experience and how they can be understood.
Cities Interrupted: Visual Culture and Urban Space by Shirley Jordan, Christoph Lindner (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

Cities Interrupted explores the potential of visual culture - in the form of photography, film, performance, architecture, urban design, and mixed media - to strategically interrupt processes of globalization in contemporary urban spaces. Looking at cities such as Amsterdam, Beijing, Doha, London, New York, and Paris, the book brings together original essays to reveal how the concept of 'interruption' in global cities enables new understanding of the forms of space, experience, and community that are emerging in today's rapidly transforming urban environments.
Developing Civic Engagement in Urban Public Art Programs by Jessica L. DeShazo, Zachary Smith (Eds.)
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2015

The focus of this original work is how cities engage their citizens through public art. What has been successful and what has failed? Through case studies of cities that have public art programs - some successful at citizen engagement others less so - the reader will learn how to design public art programs that build community.

International Bibliography of Art
The bibliography provides authoritative coverage of international scholarship within the following broad parameters: European art from late antiquity to the present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945 ; Visual arts in all media, plus decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology and classical studies, antiques and architectural history, and related fields; Scholarship from at least 500 core journals, plus detailed coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues; Very international coverage, with at least 60% of records from non-English-language publications (principally German, French, Italian and Spanish) .
JSTOR
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in all disciplines. Coverage: varies--going back to first year of publication and coming up to 3-5 years ago. See the Project Muse database for scholarly articles from within the past 3-5 years.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in many disciplines, including: African studies, anthropology, education, history, music, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more. Coverage: varies, typically the past 3-5 years.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

Americans for the Arts - Research
Research by Americans for the Arts includes Arts & Economic Prosperity reports and white papers.
Broad Avenue Art District
Broad Avenue has many different collections of public art on display.
Carpenter Art Garden
Carpenter Art Garden serves the Binghampton neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. The Art Garden is our original outdoor creative space. Children gather here weekly to create art, build relationships, and experience performances.
The Crosstown Initiative: Art, Community, and Placemaking in Memphis
A case study about the inclusiveness of art organization and urban neighborhoods.
Dixon Gallery and Garden
Combination of fine art museum and gardens in East Memphis.
Memphis Art Project
The Memphis Art Projects displays the different public art around Memphis on a map. It gives detailed information about where different public art is located.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Fine arts museum in Overton Park. Currently developing a new downtown location.
Metal Museum
Art museum in metalwork with an emphasis on metalwork.
Paint Memphis
Annual festival that collaboratively creates a new street art mural.
UrbanArt Commission
The UrbanArt Commission works with many partners in order to commission artists to create artwork and creative spaces across the city of Memphis.

Urban Parks

Sustainable Cities in American Democracy: From Postwar Urbanism to a Civic Green New Deal by Carmen Sirianni
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2020

We face two global threats: the climate crisis and a crisis of democracy. Located at the crux of these crises, sustainable cities build on the foundations and resources of democracy to make our increasingly urban world more resilient and just. Sustainable Cities in American Democracy focuses on this effort as it emerged and developed over the past decades in the institutional field of sustainable cities--a vital response to environmental degradation and climate change that is shaped by civic and democratic action.
Overton Park: A People's History by Brooks Lamb
Call Number: SB482 .A52 L36 2019

Publication Date: 2019

At the heart of Memphis lies Overton Park, a 342-acre public space that contains the world-class Memphis Zoo, an old-growth forest, the Memphis College of Art, an amphitheater, and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, among other beloved amenities. Founded in 1901, the park has been at the center of both celebration and controversy. Performers like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash have dazzled audiences there, while local children have long enjoyed its playgrounds and runners its jogging trails. During the civil rights era, desegregating the park became a major goal of local activists, and the park's Greensward was the scene of protests against the Vietnam War. Late in the 1960s and throughout the 1970s, when the proposed route of Interstate 40 threatened the park, concerned citizens banded together to fight the plan--a struggle that reached the Supreme Court and eventually saved the park for future generations.
Urban Ecology: A Natural Way to Transform Kids, Parks, Cities, and the World by Ken Leinbach
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2018

Readers will discover the power of getting a city kid outside in nature; that kindness does work; how to say no while following the yes; the value of clarity and focus; how to find abundance within their own diverse community by simply and humbly asking for help; ten tried and tested rules for raising money (a lot of it!) while having a ton of fun doing it; a positive, believable, and very real vision for the future of the environment (we've got this!); and... how to join the Urban Ecology movement.
Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities by Peter Harnik
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2012

Urban Green explores new and innovative ways for "built out" cities to add much-needed parks. Peter Harnik first explores the question of why urban parkland is needed and then looks at ways to determine how much is possible and where park investment should go. When presenting the ideas and examples for parkland, he also recommends political practices that help create parks. The book offers many practical solutions, from reusing the land under defunct factories to sharing schoolyards, from building trails on abandoned tracks to planting community gardens, from decking parks over highways to allowing more activities in cemeteries, from eliminating parking lots to uncovering buried streams, and more. No strategy alone is perfect, and each has its own set of realities. But collectively they suggest a path toward making modern cities more beautiful, more sociable, more fun, more ecologically sound, and more successful.
Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communities by Alexander Garvin, Ronda Brands (Ed.)
Call Number: SB481 .G37 2011

Publication Date: 2010

Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and creating new ones. Planner Alexander Garvin explains the rationales for their existence, the forms they take, their value, ways to pay for and govern them, and the ingredients that make successful parks, providing the first single definitive source of wisdom about them.

Memphis Parks
Memphis has 167 parks over 5,600 acres of land that the city maintains, including large community parks, small neighborhood parks, aquatic centers, tennis courts, golf courses, and community centers. The City of Memphis offers recreational facilities, bike trails, walking trails, dog parks, and historical aspects to many of their parks.
Dixon Gallery and Garden
Combination of fine art museum and gardens in East Memphis.
Greater Memphis Greenline
Nonprofit organization supporting the development of biking and pedestrian infrastructure through the creation of multi-use trails in Shelby County.
Lichterman Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center located in East Memphis with hiking trails and education on native wildflowers, trees, and animals. Part of the Museum of Science and History (MoSH), formerly known as the Pink Palace.
Memphis Botanic Garden
Memphis River Parks Partnership
Nonprofit organization that manages five park discricts along the Mississippi River.
Memphis Zoo
Overton Park Conservancy
It takes about $1 million every year to keep Overton Park beautiful and welcoming, and Overton Park Conservancy was created to raise the funds and do the work. We believe in one park that uniquely connects our community, protects history and our environment, and inspires a new generation of park supporters.
Wolf River Conservancy
Seeks to protect and advocate for the Wolf River watershed.

ParkScore
Ranks the 100 most populous cities in America using five categories: equity, access, investment, amenities, and acreage. From the nonprofit Trust for Public Land.
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Overview of data on infrastructure in the United States. Includes state reports. Report card includes a section on public parks.
U of M Special Collections Repository
Special Collections offers a variety of photographs and primary resources about the City of Memphis parks and landmarks.

Shelby Farms Park
The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy is a non-profit organization that partners with the Shelby County Government in order to maintain the park. Shelby Farms is public park, but it is privately maintained. The vision of Shelby Farms is to create a usable, valuable, and natural park for Shelby County.