HST 3127A: 1980s and 1990s America

• Use the links below to search each of these magazines/newspapers directly using keywords describing your topic
  

Saturday Evening Post
Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

Saturday Evening Post

The library also has 1923–2002 on microfilm.

Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range.
The library also has on microfilm for 1923–2002.

YouTube
Search your topic to see if any old news footage, interviews, or commercials have been uploaded

The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Oakdale Reference HV6431 .K883 2003

The Presidency A to Z
Oakdale Reference JK511 .P775 2008

Oakdale Reference E169.12 .A419

Oakdale Reference PN1994 .A599 2002

Oakdale Reference HV6431 .K883 2003

• Put quotes around any specific phrase you are searching (“cold war” “war on drugs”)

The libriary has 1960–1996 on microfilm

Secondary Source Books

Search the library catalog using keywords describing your topic. Some tips:

• Put quotes around any specific phrase your searching (“cold war” “war on drugs”)
• If you find too many books, add keywords to your search combined with AND (terrorism AND “middle east”)
• If you’re not finding any books, try different keywords that describe your topic. If you’re researching US relations with Russia during the 80s, try searching: USSR, Moscow, Kremlin, Gorbachev, “Soviet Union”…

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Reference

You will not be citing reference books as sources in your paper but they can help with the research process. They can give you a better understanding of the context of your topic and in turn provide you with more keywords to use in your searches.

Who was in Ronald Reagan’s cabinet? What were the major events of his presidency? What was the biggest box office hit of the decade? Consulting some of these reference sources can help you find a way into your topic.

American Decades

American Film Institute Desk Reference

Encyclopedia of Terrorism

The Presidency A to Z

Credo Reference
Search this database of published encyclopedias to get a variety of information on your topic.

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Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

• NoodleBib
  NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.
  • NoodleBib Basics video
  • NoodleBib handout
• Citation of Sources
  Web sites which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
• Tips on avoiding plagiarism
• Turnitin
  Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.

Credo Reference
Search this database of published encyclopedias to get a variety of information on your topic.

Reference

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Encyclopedia of Terrorism

You will not be citing reference books as sources in your paper but they can help with the research process. They can give you a better understanding of the context of your topic and in turn provide you with more keywords to use in your searches.

American Film Institute Desk Reference

You will not be citing reference books as sources in your paper but they can help with the research process. They can give you a better understanding of the context of your topic and in turn provide you with more keywords to use in your searches.
Who was in Ronald Reagan’s cabinet? What were the major events of his presidency? What was the biggest box office hit of the decade? Consulting some of these reference sources can help you find a way into your topic.

American Decades

The Presidency A to Z

Search the library catalog using keywords describing your topic. Some tips:

• Put quotes around any specific phrase your searching (“cold war” “war on drugs”)
• If you find too many books, add keywords to your search combined with AND (terrorism AND “middle east”)
• If you’re not finding any books, try different keywords that describe your topic. If you’re researching US relations with Russia during the 80s, try searching: USSR, Moscow, Kremlin, Gorbachev, “Soviet Union”…

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Secondary Source Books

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Ronald Reagan: Public Papers of the Presidents
Also available online through the Ronald Regan Presidential Library

Ronald Reagan: Public Papers of the Presidents

The Reagan I Knew by William F. Buckley. ebook

The Regan Presidency: Ten Intimate Perspectives of Ronald Reagan

http://library.dowling.edu/record=b1267344~S0}The Reagan I Knew by William F. Buckley. ebook

Dear Americans: Letters from the Desk of President Ronald Reagan ebook

Primary Source Books

• Use the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature and the New York Times Index to pinpoint the names of specific articles. You would then have to find a database (or other source such as microfilm) to get the full text

There are two main ways you can approach finding your primary source articles:

• Use the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature and the New York Times Index to pinpoint the names of specific articles. You would then have to find a database (or other source) to get the full text
• Use the links below to search each of these magazines/newspapers directly using keywords describing your topoic
  

Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

US News & World Report (1990-2010)\\

Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
Click on advanced search and under date range choose specific date to add your time frame

Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

US News & World Report (1990-2010)\\

Primary Source Articles

Books in the Main Stacks

Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

• NoodleBib
  NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.
  • NoodleBib Basics video
  • NoodleBib handout
• Citation of Sources
  Web sites which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
• Tips on avoiding plagiarism
• Turnitin
  Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Find Subject Articles

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Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

Sports Illustrated (1992-current)
Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

National Review (1975-current)
Use the data slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

Use the date slider in the left hand column to adjust your date range

Time Magazine (1922-current)
Use the date slider in the left hand menu to limit your dates.

Newsday (August 1985-current)
Click on advanced search and under date range choose specific date to add your time frame

Newsday (August 1985-current)

New Republic
The library has 1960–1996 on microfilm

Maclean’s
The library has 1980–1990 on microfilm

Forbes Magazine
The library has 1968–1996 on microfilm

Newsweek (1975-current)
Use the specify date section to narrow the dates

The Washington Post (1977 - current)
Use the specify date section to narrow the dates

The Washington Post (1977 - current)

The library has 1957–2006 on microfilm.

The Economist
The library has 1843–1997 on microfilm.

New York Times (1851-2008)
Use the search options area to search by a specific date range

Newsweek
Searches the full text of Newsweek back to 1975 via the Lexis Nexis database. Use the specify date section to narrow the dates

Business Week
The library has 1957–2006 on microfilm.

Use the search options area to search by a specific date range
Newsweek
Searches the full text of Newsweek back to 1975 via the Lexis Nexis database. Use the specify date section to narrow the dates

New York Times (1851-2008)
Use the search options area to search by a specific date range

New York Times (1855-2008)

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Books in the Main Stacks

Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

• NoodleBib
  NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.
  • NoodleBib Basics video
  • NoodleBib handout
• Citation of Sources
  Web sites which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
• Tips on avoiding plagiarism
• Turnitin
  Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Find Subject Articles

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Periodicals

Web Sites

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