LibGuides: UGS 302: New Urban Studies / Lewis: Find Background Information

What is Background Information?

What keywords can you find in these resources to make your search strategy stronger?
Who cares about your topic? (kinds of experts (urban planners? ecologists?) or specific groups (families? immigrants?))
What do those people argue about? How can you narrow your topic to a smaller controversy? (Lincoln Memorial ---> Graffiti and Lincoln Memorial)

Gale eBooks
It may be difficult to find Austin-specific topics here, but larger topics like, the history of urban parks, will be present.
Texas Reference Center
Find information about Texas history, literature, public health, businesses, sports, etc. Includes biographies as well.
Handbook of Texas Online
A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture