The sources below will help you focus on specific aspects of your topic. For example, once you started reading about social media you might decide you want to focus on privacy issues.
You could try this search: "social media" AND privacy.
You might decide you want to focus on the potential of social media to connect communities.
You might try: "social media" AND "social justice"
You might want to find examples of how social media helped organize people to attend a certain event or to participate in a specific movement. You might try:
"social media" and "Black Lives Matter";
"social media" AND "January 6"
Listed below are some databases where you will find articles.
Remember:
If you cannot find the right information in these databases, you might need to select a different one.
You can see all of our databases on our Databases A-Z or Databases by Subject lists.
If you feel overwhelmed and don't know where to look, chat/Zoom with a librarian and we will help you pick the best database for researching your issue.
Finding Books on Your Topic 
Use the Library Catalog to find books.
Books provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information.
Try a "Subject" search on the following terms to find books on your topic:
To locate e-books, refine search results by Availability and select Available Online.
Potential sources of statistics are:
If you are going to use a non-governmental source for statistics, it's important to understand how the statistics were collected. You should also consider the purpose of the organization that gathered the statistics so you identify any potential bias the organization might have. Are the statistics meant to inform the public or misinform the public?