Genocide Research                              Spring 2008

Getting Started:

• Select high quality resources. Evaluate all for authority, accuracy, audience/agenda, and currency.
• When using the databases or catalogs try to determine the subject headings assigned to the genocide (such as 'human rights violations', 'crimes against humanity', atrocities).  Try the term genocide as a subject heading and look for subtopics or subdivisions for your particular example.

Books:

• Look for books in Destiny (Library Catalog). Try a keyword search. Or try the Genocide Resource list. One book can be checked out per person for 2 days.

  Or review the Genocides Resource List for preselected books.

• Write down call number and title to locate book on shelves. One book per person, can be checked out for 2 days.

Databases:

(login using the username and password on the back of your ID card unless otherwise noted)

• Points of View Reference Center (Ebsco trial through May)- includes full text book, periodical, newspapers, primary sources, radio and tv broadcasts.

• Thomson Gale Databases - Try Powersearching with the keyword genocides and the area or people.
• Proquest - Use the History Study Center. Remember to click on the orange My Products bar after entring the login and password.  Try this Study Unit on Genocide in the 20th Century

• CQ Researcher  -  Search by keyword genocide and area or people. Pay attention to the dates of the article.  Use the 'Find Keyword' across the top of the article to locate specific information in these lengthy reports.
• United Streaming - Videos, images, clipart, sound effects for presentations.Username: phs.lrc Password: phs.lrc

Internet Resources:

•  netTrekker is an educational search engine that has many evaluated internet sites. You login with the username and password on the back of your ID card.

• Recommended Internet Resources