H106: American History II

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IUCAT, the Indiana University library catalog. The catalog will tell you what books, magazines, journals, movies, sound recordings, government publications, etc. the IU Libraries own.

 

Worldcat - You can also request books that are not available in the IU libraries, though you will need to allow more time for delivery.

 

Find Government Publications 

Congressional Research Service Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2006 gives a summary of the operations listed on your assignment sheet.

 

The government information subject page provides a list of sources you can use with brief descriptions.

 

Google Uncle Sam provides links to state and federal government resources

 

Lexis-Nexis Congressional provides access to congressional publications since 1789 and some full-text of reports, bills, resolutions, and laws to the present.

 

Find Journal and Magazine Articles 

Academic Search provides full-text coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.

 

America History & Life covers the history of the United States and Canada from pre-history to the present, indexing more than 2000 journals published worldwide, dissertations and reviews.

 

Armed Conflict Database provides an interactive and user-friendly source of information on armed conflicts worldwide.It covers international and internal conflicts, as well as terrorism. It provides an interactive and user-friendly source of information on 70 armed conflicts including terrorism, refugees/ and returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), weapons used and their flows, fatalities, costs ($US), historical backgrounds, annual updates and timelines.

 

Reader's Guide Retrospective allows you to find popular magazines that will analyze the background and implications of events. A print copy is also available near the reference desk of the East Tower.

 

Find Newspaper Articles 

Factiva provides general news and business information. It has international newswires and pictures, TV and radio transcripts. You can do a company search for competitors, comparisons, SEC documents.

 

LexisNexis Academic includes articles from international newspapers, magazines, transcripts, legal research and medical journals.

 

Proquest Historical Newspapers allow you to view pdf files of newspaper articles. This link will take you to the Chicago Tribune, but from there you can select the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, or Washington Post.

 

Questions? 

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