Assignment: Cold War Research

Class Name: American Studies
Teacher: TBA

North Library Resource List

Print materials in the North Library

What?

Task Definition
1. What is my research question?
2. What do I already know?
3. What information do I need?

Where?

Search Plan
1. What type of information do I need? For example: general, in depth, current, historical, biographical, issue oriented, other?
2. Review suggested resources, circle ones that fit, prioritize your list.
3. Evaluate resources for significance, accuracy, currency, authority

Sample Books

327.7305 Spe The United States and Iran
909.825 Bjo The Cold War Ends: 1980 - Present
909.825 Col The Cold War:greatest speeches
909.825 Kal Primary Sources: Cold War
973.922 Gow The Cuban Missile Crisis
973.922 Bru TheCuban Missile Crisis in America

Sample Reference Books

Ref 909 His History In Dispute (2vol: Cold War)
Ref 909.82 Arm Encyclopedia of the cold war
Ref 909.82 His History Behind the Headlines (6vol)
Ref 909.8209 Col The Cold War, 1945-1941 (3vol)
Ref 973.9203 Sch The Cold War Culture

Special Collections

  • CQ Researcher for issues across the curriculum
  • Series Title: American War Library

How?

Location & Access
1. Jot down rich words that relate to your topic.
2. Check your words, change your words if your search fails.
3. Focus your search by looking for relationships between elements in your research question.

Words to try for keyword or SUBJECT searching in the North Library catalog.

BERLIN--HISTORY
BERLIN--HISTORY--BLOCKADE, 1948-1949?
BERLIN WALL
COLD WAR
CUBA
CUBA--HISTORY--INVATIONS
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
KOREA--HISTORY

KOREAN WAR, 1950-1953
VIETNAM WAR, 1961-1975
VIETNAM CONFLICT, 1961-1975
WORLD POLITICS--1945-1989
IRAN--RELATIONS--UNITED STATES

 

 

 

Online materials

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Cyberography
Selected Web sites.

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Citation Maker
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