Jill is having difficulty finding credible sources on her topic of misperceptions of university faculty. Since very little published research exists on this topic, Jill decides to poll her student colleagues and some faculty members on their attitudes, opinions, and preferences about faculty. Jill's efforts to conduct research are an example of which of the following sources of information?

A) library research
B) database research
C) survey research
D) visual aids
E) statistics

C