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Library Research Guide: Iraq Crisis
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Theme Collection: War and Peace
This is an excellent guide to quality
sites on all issues related to the conflict between United States and Iraq
Operation
Truth
A non-partisan website on information of soldiers'
experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, provided by United States Veterans from
both conflicts
News | Background | Viewpoints | Stress Dealing with War at Home
News Sources--From Library Subscription Databases and the Web
CountryWatch
Excellent resource available for news stories and
backgrounds from all countries around the world! Once you select a
country, look at CountryWire for all sorts of news stories.
Lexis-Nexis Academic: Quick News Search
Search through hundreds of international and U.S.
newspapers, transcripts from television news, policy papers, magazines, and in
the Quick News feature!
Lexis-Nexis Academic: Today's News
Want to search through just today's headlines?
Lexis-Nexis also gives you the ability to just search through today's news
stories, from the headlines printed this morning to later editions of AP News
Wires. From Guided News, select Today's News at Step One, and then
enter your search terms. Remember to try to be a bit more specific (just
entering "iraq" may give you too many hits!)
Lexis-Nexis Academic: World News
For news from newspapers all over the world.
At Step One select World News and then at Step Two select the region you
want to search.
Lexis-Nexis Academic: California News
Your best filter for local coverage in Lexis-Nexis. All ANG
Newspapers (such as the Daily Review) as well as the San Francisco Chronicle, SF
Weekly, and more are available through Western Regional News. At Step One,
select U.S. News and then at Step Two, select California News.
News, Traffic and Weather
The Online Reference Shelf provides your gateway to
quality news sites available online!
Alt-PressWatch
Alt-PressWatch is the database devoted to the
alternative presses across the United States. Most often reporting news,
stories, and viewpoints that are covered less often in mainstream media, the
alternative presses are also an excellent resource for reporting local cities'
news and issues from across the United States. Contains newspapers,
magazines, and journals.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is the database devoted to the
ethnic, minority, and native presses from across the United States.
Especially rich in newspapers and magazines.
GenderWatch
While also containing a number of journals,
GenderWatch also contains a lot of newspapers and magazines that report the news
from the perspective of gender issues.
Search Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch and GenderWatch at once
Google News Search
Rapidly becoming the news search engine of choice,
Google collects in its news index, headlines from around the world from
magazines, news web sites, and more!
BBC World Service
One of the main news resources available in
countries all over the world.
United States News Networks:
ABC,
MSNBC, CBS,
CNN, FOX,
NPR
The main regular television, cable, and radio news networks
provide latest information from their websites
Online News Hour
Website based on the famed PBS show, hosted by Jim Lehrer.
Reputable for its in-depth coverage on key world issues.
Democracy Now
Famed for providing news coverage not always covered by the main
U.S. news networks, this show is hosted by Amy Goodman, and comes from the
Pacifica Network. You will need
Real Media to see or hear the stories and interviews covered.
Unfortunately, such capabilities are not available from most computers on
campus. In most cases, off campus only.
Lexis-Nexis Academic: Transcripts
Transcripts from various news sources, some going back to the
1980's-- includes news transcripts from CNN, CNN International, Fox News
Network, NPR, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNBC News, Canadian Broadcastin
Corporation, Al-Jazeera and more!
Al Jazeera (through Lexis-Nexis Academic)
English translations of news coverage given from the Arab News
Network known as Al-Jazeera. Sometimes the first source to get yet to be
confirmed (as well as soon to be unconfirmed) news regarding the war.
Coverage is from January, 2002 to June, 2003 (no coverage during the time of September
11, available from this source)
Librarians' Index to the Internet Theme
Collection: War and Peace
From one of the best subject directories available,
Librarians' Index to the Internet provides an excellent guide to quality sites
on many issues related to the U.S./Iraq conflict. More can be found in
LII's Perspectives on Iraq.
Government Views on Iraq
From the Chief of the Government Documents Division of the Cohen
Library of the City College of New York, this site provides links to primary
sources, government documents, mostly from the U.S., but also from Great Britain
and the United Nations on all issues pertaining to Iraq. Updated
frequently.
Facts on File Issues &
Controversies
Provided by Facts on File, this library
subscription database leads to general overviews along with pro and con
arguments to controversial issues.
Ebsco Host Academic Search Elite
Our main multi-subject periodicals database, Ebsco
Host Academic Search Elite searches a collection including around 1,800
magazines and journals.
Project MUSE
Project MUSE is a scholarly journals database and
includes many titles related to international affairs, world cultures, and more!
Ebsco Host Military and Government Collection
Once you are in Ebsco Host, select the Military and
Government Collection below to search news from over 300 full-text military
publications (magazines and journals), over 240 government pamphlets, and more!
Library Catalog
Search the Library Catalog to find books, videos,
and other materials related to issues such as Iraq, the Gulf War, the Middle
East, and more!
Pamphlet Files
The Library is always collecting newspaper articles, pamphlets,
and other paper resources in our Pamphlet Files. Available as a filing
cabinet behind the reference shelves, search the card catalog on top for topics,
and then find related subject in the filing cabinet drawer. For hot topics
such as the current conflict, we may have some latest articles available at the
reference desk.
Pros and Cons: Library Research Guide
This is our main Library Research Guide to pro and con issues,
available online. Take notice of especially descriptions of our print resources
CQ Researcher, and Titles in Series we have such as Opposing
Viewpoints, Current Controversies and Taking Sides
Facts on File Issues &
Controversies
Issues & Controversies gives you good overviews of controversial
subjects, including a good summary of the "for" and "against" arguments.
Also contains editorials.
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Ebsco Host Academic Search Elite Ebsco Host contains lots of editorials and opinion articles. There is a way to find them using this technique: When getting into Academic Search Elite, on one of the search bars, enter your search terms in the top bar, then on the second bar, enter the following command-- Editorial OR opinion. Will give you mainly articles expressing a columnist's own personal (and often also expert) viewpoints. |
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Alt-PressWatch
The United States' alternative presses often contain stories
expressing all sorts of viewpoints. Combine your search terms with
"Opinion" or "Editorial" to better focus your search. (Example: Iraq
policy AND opinion)
Ethnic NewsWatch
The United States' ethnic presses often contain unique
perspectives from the minority and ethnic presses. Combine your search
terms with "Opinion" or "Editorial" to better focus your search. (Example:
United Nations AND Iraq AND editorial)
GenderWatch
The United States' journals, newspapers, and magazines devoted to
gender issues can also provide unique viewpoint articles. Combine your
search terms with "Opinion" or "Editorial" to better focus your search.
(Example: George W. Bush AND Hussein AND opinion)
Search Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch and GenderWatch at once
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Search hundreds of newspapers, television news transcripts,
magazines and more! When entering your search, include the word
"Editorial" as one of your search terms ("Opinion" is usually not necessary if
you search in Quick News Search. Editorials, regardless of labeling are
already so marked in this database)
Lexis-Nexis Academic: World News
For news from newspapers all over the world.
At Step One select World News and then at Step Two select the region you
want to search. When entering your search, include the word
"Editorial" as one of your search terms ("Opinion" is usually not necessary for
articles published in the last three years. Editorials, regardless of
labeling are already so marked in this database)
California Journal (in Lexis-Nexis Academic)
For political stories related to California, you can search this
publication on how United States foreign policy may be affecting political and
state decisions at home.
Magazines and Newspapers that Generally Have a Viewpoint
Below is a list of magazines that have a politically slanted theme. Click on the titles of the magazines to then browse or search for topics. When you click on the title of the magazine, most often it will take you into the index of the title available through Ebsco Host or Lexis-Nexis. The separate web link stated on the right goes to the magazine's publicly accessible web site. Keep in mind that full text of all printed sources will usually only be found in the library subscription database, while the web site may have web-only features. In Lexis-Nexis, you must click on Search This Title, first, perform s earch, and then look at your results related to your chosen publication. (Note: The title below is only a selection and NOT complete. More titles from right/left/ and in-between are available in the databases listed right above)
Also check out these web sites:
| To the Left tompaine.com |
To the Right townhall.com |
Stress Dealing with the War at Home
Resilience in
a Time of War
From the American Psychological Association, this
site provides parenting advice on how to best cope during a time of war,
including advice for parents and teachers on how to talk to children and
students during a time of war.
If you have any questions or want to suggest any additions,
please contact
Norman Buchwald,
Information Literacy and Technology Librarian.
©2003, Chabot College
