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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not
being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting
started in your research about September 11. Below you
will find pointers to suggested research terms about September 11, materials in the library catalog about
September 11,
websites relevant to September 11, and links to library
databases that contain information about September 11.
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Research Terms Materials in the Library
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Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic
is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms
will help with your research about September 11:
- September 11, 2001
- Terrorism
- Islam
- Zionism
- Taliban
- al Qaeda
- Afghanistan
- World Trade Center (New York)
- Pentagon
- Homeland Security
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Materials in the library catalog related to September
11
We have the following materials in the library catalog related to September
11:
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Websites on the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
on the United States
The following websites will help you with your research on September 11:
The site is set up to "collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11,
2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public
responses." Contains firsthand accounts, digital images, and
suggestions on creating curriculum materials about the catastrophe.
LII presents groups of web links to pages relating
to the Sepember 11 attack and its aftermath. Sections include "The
Attacks", "Rebuilding & Remembering", "War &
Peace", and "Related Issues" such as: Anthrax, Islam,
National Security, the United States Flag.
Presents a BBC biography and discussion of Bin Laden, his dealings
with the CIA and stock markets, and speculations about his involvement with
the September 11 attacks.
Presents a PBS (Frontline) discussion offering "background and insight into
[Bin Laden's] life and
motives, from his formative experience in the Afghan jihad, or holy war,
against the Soviets, to his scathing criticism of the Saudi royal family
and his campaign to drive American infidel troops out of Saudi
Arabia, to his statements and fatwahs calling for the murder of
Americans."
This site is set up to "provide users with links to websites that contain frequently-updated and
highly useful materials on the events of September 11 and the U.S.
response" and to "provide users with topically-organized links
to specific articles and research papers from those sites."
The site seeks to discuss and propose peaceful alternatives to the
war on terrorism.
This project's goals are to "collect, preserve, and present the history of the
September 11, 2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses." The site is a
searchable collection of first-hand accounts of the events and the aftermath, "collecting and archiving
emails and digital images growing out of these events, organizing and annotating the most important
web-based resources on the subject, and developing materials to contextualize and teach about the events."
This site presents links to information on
Afghanistan, including organizations, directories, women, and sections
discussing the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden.
Site linking to articles about
Afghanistan from over 200 online newspapers and periodicals around the
world . Most are from sources from the United States.
Presents information on topics relating to terrorist
events in the United States and their aftermaths, including the World Trade Center bombing in 1993,
Operation Enduring Freedom, and current events in the War on Terrorism.
This site is useful to researchers seeking
explanations of Islam, the Qur'an/Koran, the status of women, and other
related topics.
The site presents significant information that helps
to put a face to individual victims of the terrorist attacks of September
11.
Another useful site for personalized remembrances of
many of the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
This web page presents evidence supporting the
conviction that Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda were
responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
Presents introductory, general information
about the World Trade Center buildings, information about
their structural systems, and engineers' theories about why they
collapsed. Images, photographs, diagrams, are available.
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Library Databases relevant to
the September
11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain
material relevant to September 11. Databases may include magazine,
newspaper and journal articles. Please note: you must be a Santa
Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide
full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text
for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans
virtually every area of academic study and offers information
dating as far back as 1975.
Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy,
philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of
philosophy, world religions, biblical studies,
religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage
Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
CountryWatch Country Reviews provide geographical, political, economic, corporate and environmental information for every country in the world. Country Wire is compiled from the wire services on the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental events on a country by country basis.
Military and Government Collection Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 350 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 450 titles.
Oxford Reference: Military History Dictionaries and reference titles on military history.
Ethnic NewsWatch News, culture and history from the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press -- English and Spanish language.
JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext
links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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