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English 102
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Books & Media:
Use the CCBC Dundalk
Library Catalog to find books about your topic.
Resources at
CCBC Dundalk Library: Use the Reference books in the library on your
topic. The books that might help you are in various sections: D 400
World History 20th century history, E American History, GN World
Culture, HC 59 Developing Countries. Some specific titles that might
help with your research are the following:
Reference Books and
research material with information on :
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military
history REF. DS557.7 .E53 1998 V.1-3
Countries and their cultures
Ref. GN 307 .C68 2001 Multi volume set
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Ref. GN 307 .E53 1991 Multi volume set
Worldmark Encyclopedia of
Cultures and Daily Life Ref. GN 333 .W67 1998 Multi volume set
Encyclopedia
of Developing World Ref. HC 59.7 .E52 2006 Multi volume set
Europe
since 1945 an Encyclopedia Ref. D 1058 .E 8754 2001 Multi volume set
Encyclopedia
of the Middle East Ref. DS .E 53 1996 Multi volume set
Encyclopedia
of Africa Ref DT 351 .E53 1997 Multi volume set
Encyclopedia of the
Third World Countries Ref. HC 59.7 .K87 Multi volume set
the Annals
of America Ref. E 173 .A5 Multi volume set
Historical Atlas of Islam
Ref. G 1786 .S1 R9 2004
The Encyclopedia of World War IIRef. D740
.R36 1977
The Twentieth Century Ref. D421 .T88 1992 Multi Volume set
Purnell's
History of the Twentieth Century Ref. D421 .P87 Multi volume set
The
Timetables of History Ref. D11 .G78 2005
Other books about your topic:
The Vietnam War DS557.7 .A53 2005
Vietnam
at war : the history, 1946-1975 DS553.1.D38 1988
The Eyewitness
history of the Vietnam war, 1961-1975 DS557.7 .E93
Out of the Vietnam
vortex : a study of poets and poetry against the war PS309 .P7 M4 DS558
.M35 2003
They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and
America, October 1967 DS558 .M35 2003
Our war : what we did in
Vietnam and what it did to us DS558.H367 1996
Bringing the war home :
the American soldier in Vietnam and after UB357.H44
Home from the war
: learning from Vietnam veterans DS559.72 .L54 1992
Homecoming : when
the soldiers returned from Vietnam / DS559.73.U6H66 1989
Home from
the war : learning from Vietnam veterans DS559.72 .L54 1992
A Piece
of my heart : the stories of twenty-six American women who served in
Vietnam DS559.5 .W3
The Wall : images and offerings from the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial F203.4 V54 L67 1987
Conflict; the history of the
Korean War, 1950-53. DS918 .L36
Finding information in magazines/journals/newspapers:
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Use the Periodical Databases which include articles from
magazines, journals and newspapers to find focused articles on your
topic.
To access these databases go to Magazines,
Journals & Newspaper page . Follow the instructions for off-campus
access.
Use the List
of all Databases by Subject to find the best databases for finding
articles on your topic.
Below are a few of these databases:
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History Resource Center- US historical documents,full-text journal
articles
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History Resource Center - World Full-text articles, primary sources,
with geographic and chronological research materials for the study of
world history.
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Military & Government - Some full text. Current news on the military
and government.
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SocINDEX with Full text - Some full text articles on sociology
research including topics in addiction, social work, criminology, law,
psychology, education, gender, labor, and more.
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CultureGrams Online - Full text Cultures of 190 countries &
territories, photos, famous people & recipes from every country in
collection.
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Humanities International Complete - Some Full text. Scholarly articles
on history, literature, art, philosophy and more.
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Academic Search Premier - Some full text. Scholarly,
multi-disciplinary. Includes: humanities, physics, social sciences,
education, arts, literature, medical.
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Humanities module in Proquest Research - Subjects such as
communication, history, journalism, literature, philosophy, religion,
& more.
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MasterFILE Premier - Full text articles from general reference
publications. Includes reference books, biographies, primary source
documents, and an image collection.
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Proquest Direct - Some full text, Scholarly, multi-disciplinary.
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National NewspapersFull Text - Collection includes: Christian Science
Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.
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Alt-Press Watch - Full text database of the newspapers, magazines and
journals from alternative and independent presses.
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Baltimore Sun Full Text - Daily newspaper from Baltimore, Maryland
Search Tips for Databases - Remember to
try different search words to find information. Use your particular
topic or use broad terms (Example: Vietnam veteran, protest songs, art
and Gulf war.. to look for topics.)
Research Tips :Top
How to Do Research - helpful link on research
How
to Write a Research Paper - From OCLC Hot Topics - June 5, 2002
Citing
Sources -Make sure you use the correct citation for your research
material.
MLA guide in pdf
MLA
Style from University of British Columbia Library
Plagiarism
- Make sure you do not plagiarize
Web Resources:: Top
Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as Librarian's
Internet Index to find web sites on a general topic.
Use Search
Engines , such as Google to focus your search for web sites.
To
get better results connect your terms with the Boolean term "and"
(ex:Vietnam veteran ) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:" protest songs
".)
Performing
Precise Searches on web searching
Evaluate:
Evaluate your material for its relevance and authenticity. See evaluation
criteria for web sites.
Some Web sites: Top
Vietnam:
Vietnam
War Era Ephemera Collection http://content.lib.washington.edu/protestsweb/index.html
"This
database contains leaflets and newspapers that were distributed on the
University of Washington campus during the decades of the 1960s and
1970s. They reflect the social environment and political activities of
the youth movement in Seattle during that period." Includes an excerpt
from the book "Rites of Passage: A Memoir of the Sixties in Seattle."
Browsable by subject; searchable by subject heading or keyword. From the
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections.
Personal Legacy: The
Healing of a Nation http://photo2.si.edu/legacy/legacy.html
A
Smithsonian exhibition of objects left at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
*The Wars for Vietnam - 1945 -
1975 http://vietnam.vassar.edu/
Lots of links. Includes an
overview of the war, official documents, including the Geneva Peace
Accords, excerpts from Diem's legislation against suspected Communists
(Law 10/59), the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, various peace proposals,
excerpts from the Paris Accords, and links to other Vietnam resources.
"Developed around the course materials for Robert Brigham's senior
seminar on the Viet Nam War at Vassar College."
Vietnam Passage: Journeys
from War to Peace http://www.pbs.org/vietnampassage/
Tells the
stories of six Vietnamese people and an American journalist: their
connection to the Vietnam War and their lives since. Also has a lot of
information about Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), tourism in contemporary
Vietnam, a teacher's guide, and links to other resources. Companion site
to a PBS documentary of the same title.
Vietnam: Yesterday and
Today http://servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/
Contains a chronology
of U.S.-Vietnam relations, bibliographies, and links to websites about
Vietnam and the Vietnam War.
Re: Vietnam--Stories since the
War http://www.pbs.org/pov/stories/Click on stories Based on the PBS
series on the Viet Nam War.
World Conflicts:
Veterans History Project http://www.loc.gov/vets/
This
site describes a project to collect "oral history interviews, memoirs,
letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from
veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian
Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)."
Includes guidelines for participating in the project, including tips for
interviewing veterans and writing memoirs. From the American Folklife
Center of the Library of Congress.
Whirlwind
War: The United States Army in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/www/wwindx.htm
An
online reference work for Army personnel, Gulf War Veterans, and
researchers studying the Gulf War. The Web version contains the text of
the book, Appendix A: The Patriot Air Defense System, Appendix B: U.S.
Equipment, Appendix C: Iraqi Equipment, tables, charts, maps, and
illustrations.
Military Women Veterans:
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/
This
site presents the history of women in the American military "from the
American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq." It
provides information about combat issues, current women veterans'
issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners
of war, and more. Also includes links to related material. Authored by a
woman veteran, who reminds the nation how "amazing women, do amazing
things."
Norbert's Bookmarks
for a Better World: Conflict Regions Iraq! http://www.betterworldlinks.org/irak.htm
A
collection of annotated links about Iraq and the developing crisis.
Links are arranged topically and include news, background information,
US/UK War Against Iraq , actions and statements against the war, U.N.
inspections, sanctions, exiled Iraqi, and more. Part of a larger
collection of links by a "socially committed German citizen and
physician." Also available in German.
Iraq http://www.npr.org/iraq/
This
special report from National Public Radio (NPR) provides ongoing
coverage of the postwar efforts to build a new Iraqi government and
rejuvenate the nation's oil-based economy. Includes essays on topics
including humanitarian issues and casualties, "personal accounts and
reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat
zone to the home front," commentaries, maps, and related resources.
Note: this site is the successor to NPR's "Beyond the War in Iraq"
feature.
Iraq
Update
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/middle_east_north_africa/iraq.html
News,
key documents, related issues, fact sheets, maps, and more. Available in
Spanish, French, Arabic, and other languages. From the U.S. Department
of State.
Story
of Apartheid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/12chapter6.shtml
From
the The
Story of Africa "Tells the history of the continent from an African
perspective, from the origins of humankind to the end of South African
apartheid." There are 14 sections covering each period in African
history, as well as the people, their religions, and contact with the
rest of the world. "Each section has on average six chapters, as well as
a timeline, reading list and a list of external links." There are many
pictures and over 40 sound recordings. Online edition of the radio
series from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service.
International Crisis Group (ICG) http://www.crisisgroup.org
"The
International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental organisation, with over 110 staff members on five
continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy
to prevent and resolve deadly conflict." The site features a description
of ICG programs, a newsletter, reports on countries around the world and
on thematic issues (such as HIV/AIDS and international terrorism),
conflict histories, maps, and more. Material available in several
languages.
World
War II Timeline http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/start.html
A
timeline for World War II, including events leading up to the conflict
as far back as 1917. Features images, posters, maps, political cartoons,
newspaper clippings, and diagrams. Browse by date, topic, picture, and
map. Contains a bibliography and related links. Brief information
accompanies events. From a professor of history at the University of San
Diego.
World War II
Commemoration http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html
This
well-written site provides an in-depth introduction to the Second World
War. Information is given on each of the major war theaters with key
terminology and concepts explained for the layperson. Biographies of the
leading political figures and statistics on war casualties are also
furnished. A few air combat films can be downloaded using QuickTime.
There are links to other Second World War sites. This site from Grolier
Online draws material from Encyclopedia Americana .
Human rights news from
Sudan covering the Darfur conflict.
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=sudan
Links to background
information, excellent topical maps, and a video feature. From Human
Rights Watch, an independent organization for human rights.
Sudan:
A Nation Divided
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/sudan/default.stm
BBC's
in-depth reporting on Sudan includes news, analysis, profiles of militia
and rebels, and features on refugees, rape, and the humanitarian crisis.
Links lead to key stories and the BBC's Country Profile of Sudan. From
the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Sudan
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Sudan.html
This
site provides annotated links to information about Sudan in the areas of
economic development, history, culture, education, politics, human
rights, military and foreign policy, and online news. From Columbia
University Libraries.
Rebuilding
Afghanistan http://usinfo.state.gov/sa/rebuilding_afghanistan.html
U.S.
government updates on progress rebuilding infrastructure and helping
develop and implement democratic governance in Afghanistan. Covers
topics such as the International Conference on Afghanistan, the
Partnership for Afghan Recovery, Afghan women, human rights, and
narcotics. Includes photo galleries, legal resources, and related links.
From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information
Programs.
Art, Literature & Social Life:
The Legacy Project http://www.legacy-project.org/
Click on the index
for topics
"Numerous artworks from around the world, addressing
the absence and losses experienced by societies as a result of past
tragedies, including war, genocide, ethnic conflict, and population
displacement" document 20th-century traumas such as apartheid, Khmer
Rouge activities in Cambodia, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, and
slavery.
War, Literature & the Arts http://wlajournal.com/Home.html
An
International Journal of the Humanities See Back Issues and
scroll down for full text online from 1999 to 2005. "From time out of
mind, and in all cultures, war and art have reflected one another. It is
this intersection of war and art that WLA seeks to illuminate. We
publish short fiction, poetry, personal essay/memoir, visuals, and
scholarly essays for a general audience."
American Cultural
History: The Twentieth Century Kingwood College Library
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html
The purpose of these pages
is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth
century.
American
Memory Timeline -
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/ Primary sources
for seven time periods of United States history are provided at this
site covering 1783-1968. Includes Postwar
United States 1945-1968. Each period is subdivided into various
topics and contains an overview. Included are images, letters, lyrics,
interviews, and more
History Matters -
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Do a keyword search for topic like Vietnam
will give many good websites on topic. "Designed for high school and
college teachers of US History survey courses, this site serves as a
gateway to Web resources and first-person primary documents All
resources are annotated. Most of the materials cover the period 1876 to
1946 and focus on Americans in ordinary social life. It is searchable by
keyword..
General Country Information:
*Country
Studies / Area Handbooks - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook
Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. Describing and
analyzing political, economic, social, and national security systems and
institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and
the ways they are shaped by cultural factors This series presently
contains studies of 100 countries.
*Background Notes
-http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/ Full-text and updated periodically, the
US State Department Background Notes on geographic entities. (Click
Countries & Regions at top tab, or region in text, country map to find
background information.) Organized by region and country or
international organization, there's a lot more information here than the
basic statistical and geographic information located in almanacs.
History, government and political conditions are discussed, as well as
the economy, foreign relations and basic travel information. Also listed
are principal US officials and consulate officers.
OneWorld Country
Guides http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/3674/ This site
provides "a broad introduction to human rights and sustainable
development issues in each country, reflecting the views of global civil
society in general and OneWorld partners in particular." Features
original content and links to articles for countries in Africa, Asia,
the Middle East, and Latin America. (In depth country guides at left
column on bottom.)
World Politics :
BBC News World
Edition: Country Profiles-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/ Profiles provide an
"instant guide" to news, history, politics, event timeliness, and
economic background of world countries. Presents country overviews,
basic facts, Web links, and details on leaders and media. Includes news
stories and audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
News:
Internet
Public Library www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/reading/news.out.pl Contains
world wide online newspapers that can be searched by title,
geographically or keyword.
News Directory www.ecola.com/ Guide
to the world's English online media. It includes newspapers, magazines
and television broadcasters. It can be searched geographically and by
subject.
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