Race Gender and Empire in the Nuclear Age

Race, Gender and Empire in the Nuclear Age Grace York University of Michigan graceyor@umich. edu February 2003

Today’s Agenda Secondary Sources Journals and journal indexes Primary Sources Newspapers Government Documents

Resource Web Pages Race, Gender and Empire in the Nuclear Age: http: //www. lib. umich. edu/govdocs/nuclear. html Boolean Protocols in Political Science Indexes: http: //www. lib. umich. edu/govdocs/training/ boolean. pdf

Characteristics of Articles • • • Specific Subjects More Current Than Books Bibliographies

Scholarly v. Popular Journals Criteria Name Author Audience Language Structure Scholarly Journal Expert Researchers Jargon Abstract Methods Analysis Conclusion Popular Magazine Prof Writer Public General Eye-Catching References Bibliography Rare Example Am. Pol. Sci. Rev Time

Scholarly v. Popular Indexes Scholarly Popular JSTOR Pro. Quest Article First Pro. Quest (Peer Reviewed) Academic Universe (law reviews) (mostly) (unlimited search) Academic Universe (news and magazines)

Campus Licensed Web Products • Electronic Journals • Databases such as – – – Article First Digital National Security Archive JSTOR LEXIS Academic Universe World News Connection

Access to Campus Licensed Web Products • • • Any campus workstation (141. 211 -141. 214 IP) Dial-in to: (734) 489 -2222 Library web page (outside AA and cable modem) – electronic newspapers /journals or networked electronic resources) – Requires authentication with kerberos or library password • http: //proxy. lib. umich. edu: 2048/login? url= preface to URL – Requires authentication with kerberos or library password

Journal Indexes • Indexes ONLY – – Index the most journals Use the index to find title, issue pages Search MIRLYN for library call number Examples: Articles First, Historical Abstracts • Index and Full Text – Selected journals available on-line – JSTOR, part of PROQUEST

MIRLYN Keyword Searching http: //mirlyn. web. lib. umich. edu Uses Boolean Logic

Keyword Searching Http: //www. lib. umich. edu/govdocs/training/boolean. pdf

Article First, 1990+ http: //firstsearch. oclc. org/dbname=Article 1 st; FSIP • Indexes Tables of Contents since 1990 • Over 12000 journals in sciences and social sciences • Citations but not full text Skip Examples

Article First, 1990+ http: //firstsearch. oclc. org/dbname=Article 1 st; FSIP

Article First, 1990+ http: //firstsearch. oclc. org/dbname=Article 1 st; FSIP Article does not link to the full text. Write down the journal citation. Then search MIRLYN for the entire journal.

Article First, 1990+ http: //firstsearch. oclc. org/dbname=Article 1 st; FSIP If the University had an electronic copy of this journal, the link would appear in the record. You could access it directly if you authenticated to MIRLYN.

Strategies When Minimal Search Results • Keyword search protocols may be different for this data base • The index doesn’t search what you need (e. g. Article 1 st searches titles but not abstracts or full text) • Subject coverage is better in another index

Proquest http: //www. lib. umich. edu/rrs/proquest. html • Indexes 2500 journals (popular and scholarly) since the 1980 s • Full text of about half • Includes peer-reviewed journals • Some historical newspapers • ABI-Inform for business and economics Skip Examples

Proquest http: //www. lib. umich. edu/rrs/proquest. html You can choose to search journals, newspapers, or ABI Inform (Business)

Proquest http: //www. lib. umich. edu/rrs/proquest. html • Basic search is by keyword • Can refine with data, citations, peer-reviewed journals

Proquest http: //www. lib. umich. edu/rrs/proquest. html Symbols indicate whether the article has abstracts, fulltext, or pdf format. You can also mark and save searches.

Proquest http: //www. lib. umich. edu/rrs/proquest. html • Use your web browser to print or download articles • Use e-mail to send article to yourself

JSTOR http: //www. jstor. org/ • Indexes scholarly journals --Provides full text --1900 -last five years • Political science, public opinion, history, economics, population studies, sociology

JSTOR Tips http: //www. jstor. org/ • Use broad keyword headings • Quotation marks for phrases • + for truncation • Do NOT string more than two terms on same line; use separate lines

JSTOR http: //www. jstor. org/ • Search by keyword, author, title • Choose journal group or individual titles • Search

JSTOR http: //www. jstor. org/ • Click on title for page by page access • Click on print/download for copying entire article in Adobe Acrobat format

Newspapers • New York Times, 1857 -1999 (see bottom of Proquest page) • Academic Universe • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (Guide) • World News Connection

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ Comprehensive source for newspapers, TV transcripts, law reviews, court cases, Roper surveys. Default is Quick News Skip examples

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ Guided Search provides more file options

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ A Guided Search ALSO lets you search the full text of an article.

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ You can search within results, sort results by relevance or date, or switch to expanded list to view keywords

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ Expanded results example. Can be marked for printing.

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ You can email citations.

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ Use your web browser to download entire article text.

Academic Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/universe/ Legal area includes federal and state court cases, Shepardizing for federal cases, and law reviews

World News Connection http: //wncnet. fedworld. gov/ • Translations of foreign radio broadcasts by CIA • One report for each region for each day • Full text for past 3+ years • Predecessor was the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Skip Examples

World News Connection http: //wncnet. fedworld. gov/ Free text searching is easy; region searching for daily updates; structured searching for precision

World News Connection http: //wncnet. fedworld. gov/ Structured searching combines Boolean logic with name of region and publication date

World News Connection http: //wncnet. fedworld. gov/ Articles can be viewed individually or as a group

Government Documents • National Governments – – – United States Canada Australia France South Africa Fewer from USSR, Russia, North Korea • International Agencies – United Nations – International Atomic Energy Agency – Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD)

Types of Government Documents • Foreign policy memoes declassified • • including Legislative debates Statements of the chief executive Scientific research Statistics - census data

MIRLYN Author Searching http: //mirlyn. web. lib. umich. edu • United States may be spelled out or abbreviated US • Department is usually abbreviated dept australia dept of foreign affairs u s atomic energy commission united states dept of state

MIRLYN Subject Searching http: //mirlyn. web. lib. umich. edu • Subject headings are controlled vocabulary despite words in title • Use keyword searching to determine subject headings atomic bomb--physiological effect radiation effects--japan uranium mines and mining--congo

U. S. Executive Branch Web Sites • Approximately 60% of federal documents issued on the web since 1995 • Key Search Engines – Google’s Uncle Sam – First. Gov – LSU List of Government Agencies

Presidential Documents • Public Papers of the Presidents, 1945+ (J 80. A 25) • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1965+ (J 80. A 1 W 38) • Presidential Library Web Sites http: //www. ibiblio. org/lia/president/preshome. html

State Department http: //www. state. gov/ • Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861+ – Diplomatic correspondence declassified after 28 years – Grad Library: JX 233. A 3 – Some volumes on the web beginning 1945 – http: //www. state. gov/r/pa/ho/frus/c 1716. htm • Department of State Bulletin, 1939 -88 – Graduate Library: JX 232. A 435

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/ Cold War era declassified documents from State, Defense, CIA and President Afghanistan Iraqgate Berlin Crisis Military Uses of Space Cuban Missile Crisis Nicaragua El Salvador Nuclear Nonproliferation Intelligence Community Philippines Iran-Contra Affair Presidential Directives Iranian Revolution Skip Examples South Africa Soviet Estimate

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/

Digital National Security Archive http: //nsarchive. chadwyck. com/

Declassified Documents http: //infotrac. galegroup. com/itweb/lom_umichann a? db=DDRS • Documents declassified under Freedom of Information Act • Includes presidential libraries and Congress • Sample: (uranium or plutonium) and min*

Congress Oversight responsibilities for: – Foreign relations – Defense – Budget – Health – Environment Historic Directory: Official Congressional Directory (JK 1011)

Congressional Quarterly • Background on bills and politics in Congress • Congress and the Nation, 1945 -2000 (JK 1001. C 75) • Congressional Quarterly Almanac, 1945(JK 1. C 756) • CQ Weekly Report, JK 1. C 12 and http: //library. cqpress. com/cqweekly/

Congressional Committee Publications • Hearings = testimony on bill, oversight, investigation, nomination, or appropriation • Committee prints = background reports • Reports = recommendations on bills • Documents = communications from president

Congressional Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/congcomp/ • Indexes Congressional hearings, committee prints, reports, documents and laws since 1789 • Selected full text testimony since 1988 • Congressional Record, 1985+ • Bills, 1989+ • Current laws and regulations, Federal Register since 1980 Skip Examples

Congressional Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/congcomp/ Choices on main screen

Congressional Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/congcomp/ Search for publication can be limited by subject, speaker, date, bill number

Congressional Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/congcomp/ Results list all hearings, prints, reports and documents

Congressional Universe http: //web. lexis-nexis. com/congcomp/ Abstract lists people who testified at hearing. Links to selected text on the web; provides paper and microfiche call numbers for library

Congressional Record • Floor debates in House and Senate • Annual indexes • Graduate Library: J 11. 5

Statutory and Case Law • Statutes - at - Large – Laws as passed – Doc. Cen. K. U 565 and Congressional Universe • United States Code – Existing law in force – Congressional Universe • Court Decisions – Academic Universe

Treaties • Treaties in Force – Index of treaties to which the U. S. is a party – http: //www. state. gov/s/l/c 3431. htm • Fletcher Multilateral Treaties – http: //fletcher. tufts. edu/multilaterals. html

United Nations • Main Bodies – – General Assembly Economic and Social Council Security Council Trusteeship Council • Publications – UN Yearbook (detailed summary of year) – Official Records (debates, resolutions, votes) – Mimeos or masthead (working documents)

Access U. N. http: //infoweb. newsbank. com/ • Indexes UN Document since 1946 • All Publications in Documents Center • Full Text of Resolutions on Web Since 1966 • Full Text of Official Records Since 1993 Skip Examples

Access U. N. http: //infoweb. newsbank. com/ You can search country speaking as author; choose keywords, type of publication, dates

Political Science Librarian Grace York 203 Hatcher Library graceyor@umich. edu (734) 936 -2378