Events of September 11
Finding Information
Related to the Events of September 11, 2001
Prepared by the Reference & Instruction Department, Oberlin College Library
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recommended resources
This guide is intended to assist Oberlin College Community members in seeking information to help us understand the political, religious, economic, and cultural contexts relating to the events of September 11. Materials with call numbers are located in Mudd Library.
As community members become aware of information resources that would enhance the usefulness of this guide, please forward your recommendations to Heather Smith, Reference Librarian.
Background
Information
Individual
Countries | Middle Eastern History & Politics
| Islam | Global Terrorism
| Hate Crimes
Research Databases & Indexes
U.S. Policy Perspective on the Taliban
U.S. Policy Perspective on Terrorism
Suggestions from the Oberlin College community
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Background Information
Individual Countries | Middle Eastern History & Politics | Islam | Global Terrorism | Hate Crimes
Individual Countries
These sources provide background and context on politics, economics, populations, etc. for countries around the world; they provide excellent starting points for learning about countries with which you may be unfamiliar.
- The Europa World Year Book. London, England : Europa Publications
Limited, 1989–
Main Ref Desk JN1.E85 2000
Provides detailed information on individual countries, including recent history, economic affairs, government, defense, social welfare, and education.
- The World Guide. English language ed. Oxford, U.K. : New
Internationalist Publications, 1997–
Main Reference JF60.G8413 2000
"An alternative reference to the countries of our planet." Prepared by: Instituto del Tercer Mundo.
- Political Handbook of the World. New York : Published for
the Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University
of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations
by McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975–
Main Reference JF37.P61 1999
For each country, provides information about government and politics, political parties, the legislature and cabinet, news media, and intergovernmental representation.
- Encyclopedia of World Political Systems / J. Denis Derbyshire,
Ian Derbyshire. Armonk, N.Y. : Sharpe Reference, 2000.
Main Reference JF51 .D465 2000 vols. 1–2
"Describes systems of government from throughout the world, relates them to unique social and economic influences, identifies particular features common to all or most, and makes objective comparisons."
- The
World Factbook. Washington, D.C. : Central Intelligence Agency
: U.S. G.P.O., 1981–
Main Reference G122.U56a 2000
Online version of World Factbook
Provides basic factual information including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Middle East History & Politics
- Dictionary of the Middle East / Dilip Hiro. New York : St.
Martin's Press, 1996
Main Reference DS43 .H57 1996
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East / edited by Reeva
S. Simon, Philip Mattar, Richard W. Bulliet, New York : Macmillan
Reference USA, 1996
Main Reference DS43 .E53 1996
- The Political Dictionary of Modern Middle East / Agnes Korbani.
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 1995
Main Reference DS43 .K67 1995
- Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan / Ludwig W. Adamec.
2nd ed. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1997.
Main Reference DS356 .A27 1997
- Dictionary of Afghan Wars, Revolutions, and Insurgencies
/ Ludwig W. Adamec. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1996.
Main Reference DS356 .A26 1996
- Middle East Research & Information
Project
The Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP) is an independent, non-profit organization that "provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources." Publishers of the quarterly journal Middle East Report, their site contains text of selected journal articles, a series of press information notes, and a primer on Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Islam
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World / John
L. Esposito, editor in chief. New York : Oxford University Press,
1995.
Main Reference DS35.53 .O95 1995 vols. 1–4
- The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New ed., prepared by a number
of leading orientalists. Edited by an editorial committee consisting
of H. A. R. Gibb [and others]. Leiden, Brill, 1960–<1999>
Main Reference DS37 .E523 – plus supplements (ongoing publication)
- Historical Dictionary of Islam / Ludwig W. Adamec. Lanham,
Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Main Reference BP50 .A33 2001
- Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in
the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey / Ahmad S. Moussalli. Lanham,
Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Main Reference BP60 .M36 1999
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam / Cyril Glasse ; introduction
by Huston Smith. San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1989.
Main Reference BP40.G42 1989
- Introduction
to Islam
From the Middle East Institute, this web version of a book by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni is designed to "convey to a non-Muslim audience an understanding of Islam, its history, culture, and contribution to civilization."
- Islamic Studies, Islam,
Arabic and Religion
This site, compiled by Alan Godlas, professor of religion, University of Georgia, provides a scholarly overview of Islam and related subjects.
Global Terrorism
- Terrorism / Harry Henderson. New York, NY : Facts on File,
2001.
Main Reference HV6431 .A537 1995
- Historical Dictionary of Terrorism / by Sean Anderson and
Stephen Sloan. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Main Reference HV6431 .A537 1995
- Encyclopedia of Terrorism and Political Violence / John
Richard Thackrah. London; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987
Main Reference HV6431.T56 1987
- Patterns of
Global Terrorism: 2000. US Dept. of State. Report released April
30, 2001.
- Terrorism/counter-terrorism web links from the United States Institute of Peace Library.
Hate Crimes
- Hate Crimes : A Reference Handbook / Donald Altschiller.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1999
Main Reference HV6773.52 .A47 1999
- Racial & Religious Violence in America : A Chronology /
by Michael Newton and Judy Ann Newton New York : Garland, 1991
Main Reference HN90.V5R33 1991
- Violence in America : An Encyclopedia / Ronald Gottesman,
editor in chief ; Richard Maxwell Brown, consulting editor. New York
: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999
Main Reference HN90.V5 V5474 1999
Research Databases & Indexes
The databases and indexes below will help you locate articles and other non-book materials such as NGO reports, conference proceedings, and policy statements. All of these resources can be accessed from the Find Articles/Research Databases & Indexes section of the library's homepage.
- ATLA
Religion Database
ATLA Religion Database is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. This comprehensive bibliographic database spans 50 years. The database covers the subdisciplines in the fields of theology and religion, plus religious research in related fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, medicine, law, and business.
- Index Islamicus
Index Islamicus is a bibliography of books and index of articles in periodicals on Islam and the Muslim world. Available only from the cdrom workstation in the Main Library Reference Area.
- PAIS International
PAIS International is an index to the literature of public affairs — current issues and actions which affect the world communities, countries, people, and governments. This database covers important political, economic, and social issues. PAIS concentrates on topics that are or might become the subject of legislation. It contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, gray literature, research and conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more.
- CIAO: Columbia International
Affairs Online
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Each section of CIAO is updated with new material on a regular schedule. Working papers are augmented every month, as are conference proceedings, policy briefs and economic indicators. Links and resources, the schedule of events and the response files are updated weekly. New journal issues and books are added as they become available.
- Congressional Universe
LexisNexis Congressional Universe offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Congressional Universe provides access to: congressional publications from 1970 to the present; CIS legislative histories for public laws going back to 1970; testimony from congressional hearings; bills as they move through the House and Senate; the Congressional Record and Federal Register; information about members and committees; the National Journal.
U.S. Policy Perspective on the Taliban
- The
Taliban : Engagement or Confrontation? : hearing before the
Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred
Sixth Congress, second session, July 20, 2000. Washington : U.S. G.P.O.,
2001
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106–868
Also available via internet from the GPO Access web site.
- Periodic
Report on the National Emergency with Respect to the Taliban in Afghanistan
: communication from the President of the United States transmitting
a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to
the Taliban in Afghanistan that was declared in Executive Order 13129
of July 4, 1999, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). Washington : U.S.
G.P.O., 2001
Main Microfiche Y 1.1/7:107–100 (July 2001)
Also available via Internet from the GPO Access web site.
- 6-month Periodic Report with Respect to the Taliban : communication
from the President of the United States transmitting a 6-month periodic
report on the national emergency with respect to the Taliban, pursuant
to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2000
Main Microfiche Y 1.1/7:106–169
- A Response to the Actions and Policies of the Afghan Taliban
: communication from the President of the United States transmitting
his declaration of a national emergency with respect to the threat
to the United States posed by the actions and policies of the Afghan
Taliban and a executive order to deal with this threat, pursuant to
50 U.S.C. 1703(b). Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1999
Main Microfiche Y 1.1/7:106–90
- Notice of Termination of the National Emergency with Respect
to the Taliban... July 10, 2000. House Document 106–266...
106th Congress, 2d Session
Main Microfiche Y 1.1/7:106–266
U.S. Policy Perspective on Terrorism
- Countering
the Changing Threat of International Terrorism : report of
the National Commission on Terrorism : hearing before the Committee
on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress,
second session, June 15, 2000. Washington : U.S. G.P.O, 2001.
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106–867
Also available via Internet from the GPO Access web site.
- Countering
the Changing Threat of International Terrorism : hearing before
the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred
Sixth Congress, second session ... June 28, 2000. Washington : U.S.
G.P.O., 2001.
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.106–848
Also available via Internet from the GPO Access web site.
- Preparedness
Against Terrorist Attacks : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management of the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, April 6, 2000. Washington
: U.S. G.P.O, 2001
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.T 68/2:106–84
Also availalbe via Internet from the House of Representatives web site.
- Domestic
Preparedness Against Terrorism : How Ready Are We? : hearing
before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and
International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House
of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, March
27, 2000. Washington : U.S. G.P.O, 2001.
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.G 74/7:T 27/10
Also available via Internet from the GPO Access web site.
- Patterns
of Global Terrorism and Threats to the United States : hearing
before the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism of the Committee on
Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress,
first session, hearing held May 22, 2001. Washington : U.S. G.P.O,
2001.
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2001–2002/16
Also available via Internet from the House of Representatives web site.
- International Terrorism : A Compilation of Major Laws, Treaties,
Agreements, and Executive Documents : report / prepared for the
Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives,
by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Washington
: U.S. G.P.O., 2000.
1700+ page compilation of material with indexing of documents by country affected.
Main US Gov Docs Y 4.IN 8/16:T 27/3
Suggestions from the Oberlin College Community
- Statements, media release drafts, and links provided as a service
by the Study of Islam Section at the American Academy of Religion.
http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm
- Council on American Islamic Relations
http://www.cair-net.org/
- Documents Analysing the World Trade Center / Pentagon Terrorist
Attack, essays collected by Grover Furr, English Dept., Montclair
State University
http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/pol/wtcanalysis.html
- Adademic Info — Terrorist Attack on the United States Resources
http://www.academicinfo.net/usa911.html
- Academic Info — Afghanistan Studies Resources
http://www.academicinfo.net/afghanlibrary.html
- 100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans: A Journalist's
Guide from the Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/arabs/index.htm
- PBS: America Responds — Moyers in Conversation
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/moyers.html
- Mega-site with links to information on September 11 events and aftermath
http://www.bcr.org/~msauers/wtc.html
- Attack on America: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Terrorism from
the Joyner Library Government Documents Department at East Carolina
University
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/terrorism.html
- Research & Reference Resources Events of September 11, 2001 compiled
by Gary Price, Librarian & Information Consultant, Washington
D.C.
http://www.freepint.com/gary/91101.html
- America's War Against Terrorism from the University of Michigan
Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html
- Maps from Maps.com
http://www.maps.com/explore/attack.html
- Map from The Times of London showing global casualties from the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon attacks
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/picture/0,,2001320130,00.jpg
- A guide from LexisNexis that show how to search LexisNexis Academic
Universe, Congressional Universe, and Statistical Universe for articles
on the recent attacks as well as earlier notable incidents
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/research_resources/terrorism/default.asp
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