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SOCL 350 : Movements for Social Justice (BMC)
Reference Books:
Encyclopedia of American social movements
Publisher: Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, c2004.
Four-volume encyclopedia, available at Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore. This is a great place to find background information on your movement.
Women and social movements in the United States 1600-2000
This resource provides documents pertaining to women and social movements. Includes document projects that interpret and present documents to address a question or a scholarly debate. Also includes images, a dictionary of social movements, a chronology and teaching tools. Covers the 17th century to the 21st century.
SOCIAL HISTORY
Encyclopedia of American social history
Publisher: New York : Scribner, c1993.
Provides long articles on various topics in American social history. Volume III includes a large section on "Social problems, social control and social protest." Articles offer helpful bibliographies.
Searching for news articles:
Alternative press index
Provides abstracts to alternative news sources including radical and left journals, newspapers and magazines. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Covers 1991- present. Alternative Press Index Archive, a companion database covers 1969-1990.
Ethnic newswatch
Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. In English and Spanish, it offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Covers 1990-present.
GenderWatch
Offers full-text access to scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, conference proceedings, government and non-governmental organization reports. Materials focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. Provides a historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and changes in gender roles. Covers 1970-present.
The New York times on the Web
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1851-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1851-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1851-present.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : New York Times.
(Click to link from Bryn Mawr, then click link for ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Provides full text searching and PDF page images of the New York Times from 1855 until three years ago. Outstanding resource for historical research!
Provides full text searching and PDF page images of the New York Times from 1855 until three years ago. Outstanding resource for historical research!
Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865)
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1865-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1865-present except most recent 1 month(s).
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : J.H. Richards.
Provides the full text (PDF page images) of The Nation from 1865 to the present.
Readers' guide retrospective
Provides indexing of general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
Finding images and archives:
IMAGES AND PHOTOS
AP images
Electronic library containing the Associated Press's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library.
flickr.com
To find personal photos uploaded and "tagged" by thousands of individuals. This isn't a scholarly resource, but can be a quick way to view recent images from around the world.
Google Images
To find images from websites. This source can be a goldmine. Remember that images are the property of the copyright holder, so don't republish other people's images without asking permission.
ARCHIVES
ArchiveGrid
Provides access to "nearly a million collection descriptions" from "thousands of libraries, museums, and archives. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact [information from] archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies."
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