PATHFINDER: The 1960’s

Prepared by Nancy Jasany, HS Media Specialist and Gretchen DeChant, HS Social Studies Teacher.

1.  SIRS KNOWLEDGE SOURCE

Subject: Nineteen sixties

Access the articles, newspapers and magazines below from the SIRS online database for an overview of the 1960s and as a tool to narrow down your topic.  Visit the site for materials related specifically to your topic.

  

 

 

 

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Newspapers

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Magazines

 

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  Rising Expectations: 1960-69
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2004  2004; 7K, SIRS Researcher
  The Historical Security Council--1967
Issues at AMUN  July 2002; 35K, SIRS Researcher
  The Civil Rights Movement: A Press Perspective
Human Rights Journal  Fall 2001; 17K, SIRS Researcher
  'I'll Go First': School Desegregation in Carrollton Began with a... Descriptors
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) Feb. 27, 2000; 29K, SIRS Researcher
  The 60s and the 90s: Americans' Political, Moral, and Religious...
Brookings Review  Spring 1999; 18K, SIRS Researcher
  Where Women Stand: Part 3
Christian Science Monitor  July 20, 1998; 24K, SIRS Researcher
  Scenes from the '60s: One Radical's Story
American Enterprise  May/June 1997; 28K, SIRS Researcher

 

 

 

2.  BOOKS access the NRHS OPAC to locate book titles related to your topic.  There are many materials available on 1960’s.  Searching under specific subjects rather than the general heading 1960’s is recommended.

http://web2.lnoca.org/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in?setting_key=multilis&setting_key=sNROYL

 

3.  GALE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER GOLD will provide you with a wealth of information related to your chosen topic.  Once you have chosen your topic, search for your specific subject.  Usernames and passwords are available to you from the media staff.  Ask for the “purple sheet”.

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?locID=nort55011

 

4.       OTHER WEBSITES Search in several search engines, putting your search term in quotes, e.g. “Ho Chi Minh”

www.google.com

www.metacrawler.com

www.altavista.com

www.yahoo.com

www.historychannel.com

www.pbs.org