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 Journalism

 

​Issues Reports - Research


1.  BACKGROUND - Journalists use reputable sources for their own background research.  They cannot afford to waste time on questionable websites.  Use the links below to directly search your topics in books and library databases.


CBW DESTINY CATALOG

eBOOKS on GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY  (History; Nation & World; Religion links most useful)

eBOOKS on EBSCOhost  (opens up POWER Library > click on eBooks link)

STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

ABC-CLIO WORLD GEOGRAPHY

COUNTRY REPORTS  (Use the 'Current Events' link to assist with #2 & #3 below)

ABC-CLIO WORLD HISTORY

WORLDBOOK ADVANCED



2 & 3.  HOW THINGS STAND NOW/WHAT'S BEING DONE - For this part of your presentation, you should look to see how this issue is being covered in the news now.  Search the links below, or reputable media outlets for recent stories.  You can also sort by date to bring up the most current articles.


NEWS SITES PATHFINDER  (Includes direct links to reputable news outlets & article databases)

GOOGLE NEWS  (Aggregates stories from all news outlets.  Remember to cite the individual website you use, not Google.)

REAL CLEAR WORLD

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

UNITED NATIONS

BBC COUNTRY PROFILES

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: BACKGROUND NOTES

U.S. STATE DEPT: POLICY ISSUES

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

 


4.  ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - Use NOODLETOOLS
 

 Of Mice & Men

 

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
Research Resources

 

1.  BOOKS! - Use the Library's DESTINY catalog to search for books on our shelves.  You can search the title of the novel, or the author's name to find books about each.

     ~ Find books on the shelf under 813 STE & in our REFERENCE Section.


2.  DATABASES! - The best quality research will always come from the Library's paid databases.  Try the following links to search for articles about Of Mice and Men, and/or about John Steinbeck.

Literature Resource Center

Contemporary Authors  (in POWER Library)

Student Resources in Context

ABC-CLIO American History  (best for info on the time period/historical background)


3.  CITE YOUR SOURCES! - Don't forget to use NOODLETOOLS to cite your photo/image & articles.

 
 

 AP English

 
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A.P. English Literature - Anthology Assignment

Resources:

1. Search the Destiny catalog for books on your focus area.

2. Browse the Literature stacks, using the numbers below to guide you.

800's - LITERATURE section

810 - American literature
811 - American poetry
812 - American drama (plays)
814 - American essays
815 - American speeches
816 - American letters
817 - American humor writing
818 - Amerian miscellaneous writing

820's - British literature
830's - German literature
840's - French literature
850's - Italian literature
860's - Spanish and/or Portugese literature
870's - Latin literature
880's - Classical Greek
890's - Literature of other regions (Russian, African, Asian, Indian, etc.)

SC - SHORT STORY COLLECTION

921 - BIOGRAPHY

3. 800'S LITERATURE REFERENCE SECTION - for Literary Criticism & biographical information

[Use the Gale Literary Index to search an author in the Reference section.]

4. Search the literature-based electronic databases:

Literature Resource Center

Contemporary Authors [in POWER Library]

eBooks on EBSCOhost [in POWER Library]
 

 Creative Writing

 

​Creative Writing: Exploring Poetry

 

1. Browsing poetry on the shelves, including works by individual poets & anthologies:
A.) All poetry in CB West library is in the 800's section, ending in -1. For example:
811 - American poetry
821 - British poetry
831 - German poetry
841 - French poetry
851 - Italian poetry
861 - Spanish & Portuguese poetry
871 - Latin poetry
881 - Greek poetry
891 - Poetry of other nationalities (Russian, Asian, Indian, etc.)
B.) Poetry anthologies (collected works) are found in 808.8, 810.8, 810.9, 820.8, 820.9.

 

C.) To search the online catalog for individual poets, or poetry in general, use DESTINY.
 

2. Searching for poetry in the Electronic Databases:


Literature Resource Center

eBooks on EBSCOhost
 

3. Poetry on the web:
Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org/
The Poetry Foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Poetry 180 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
Library of Congress: Poetry http://www.loc.gov/poetry/
American Verse Project http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/verse/
Internet Poetry Archive http://www.ibiblio.org/dykki/poetry/
Representative Poetry Online http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm
General Poetry Websites http://myweb.accessus.net/~bradley/page11.html
"365 Great Poems" http://www.poetry.com/greatest-poems/
Poem Hunter http://www.poemhunter.com/

 
 

 Brave New World

 
​Brave New World

1. Literature Databases - search for articles & essays connecting BNW to your theme. Try Advanced Search where possible.

ProQuest Learning Literature

Literature Resource Center

2. Periodical Databases - search for current events articles from magazines, journals, & newspapers. Search by date or relevance.

Student Resources in Context

Power Library

3. Destiny Card Catalog-search theme within the stacks.
 

 Beowulf