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Library resources Electronic databases ABC-CLIO EBSCO History Reference Center EBSCO Student Research Center Facts on File-History Database Search Opposing Viewpoints Proquest Historical Newspapers E-books ABC-CLIO eBook Collection Gale Virtual Reference Library Library catalog Search the catalog for books or WebPath Express for high-quality web sites. Any/all free web sites that you use for this project must be fully evaluated to prove that the site is worthy of scholarly consideration. See an example of a thorough web evaluation. Return to table of contents
Web sites In addition to the web sites available through the library catalog's WebPath Express, you may also find helpful information in the sites listed here. OLYMPIC GAMES OVERVIEWS From Athens 1896 to Athens 2004 http://olympics.fhw.gr/modern/ Timeline of the modern Olympic Games and its leading figures. Musarium: Olympic History http://www.musarium.com/kodak/olympics/olympichistory/ Timeline of the modern Olympic Games and the memorable moments from each. Olympic.org http://www.olympic.org/en/ Official web site of the Olympic movement. Poynter Online: Olympics Past & Present http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=1136 Links to resources about the Olympic Games, organized by year and location. Return to table of contents 1956 About.com http://middleeast.about.com/od/arabisraeliconflict/a/me080803d.htm Summary of the 1956 Olympic boycott. History Learning: Suez Crisis http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/background-suez-crisis-1956.htm Summary of the diplomatic background of the Suez Crisis of 1956. History Learning: Hungarian Uprising http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hungarian_uprising_1956.htm Summary of the Hungarian Uprising. Infoplease http://middleeast.about.com/od/arabisraeliconflict/a/me080803d.htm Overview of the Games. Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/blood-in-the-water.html Description of the political turmoil at the Games. Return to table of contents 1968 Free Dictionary http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Black+Power+Movement Overview of the Black Power movement. History Learning: Mexico 1968 http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Mexico_1968.htm Summary of the Mexico Olympics. Infoplease: 1968 Olympics http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114683.html Overview of the Games. Infoplease: Civil Disobedience http://www.infoplease.com/spot/summer-olympics-mexico-city.html Summary of the Black Power salute. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/sports/olympics/24mexico.html?pagewanted=1 Article about when the Olympics turned political. NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97546687 Background on the Mexican student movement. Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article664806.ece Reflection on the aftermath of the Black Power salute. Return to table of contents 1972 Associated Press http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2002/writing/over250/over250.enterprise.second1a.html A series of articles remembering the 1971 Games. Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,906384,00.html?promoid=googlep Article about terrorism and the Olympics. CNN http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/27/munich.remembered/ A discussion of the effect of the 1972 Games on Olympics security. Return to table of contents 1984 BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/8/newsid_2518000/2518931.stm Analysis of the Moscow boycott of the U.S. Olympics. History.com http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2558 Summary of the U.S. Olympic Committee vote against the Moscow Games. History Learning: What Was the Cold War http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what was the cold war.htm Definition and overview of the Cold War. Sports and Politics http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/2f/4d/cb.pdf Analysis of the interjection of politics into the coverage of the 1984 Olympic Games. U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/qfp/104481.htm Overview of the boycott. Return to table of contents 2008 Salem College http://media.www.thesalemite.com/media/storage/paper1007/news/2008/04/15/News/The-2008.Olympics.Controversy.A.Salem.Discussion-3332274.shtml Summary of local opinion in Salem, NC, about the 2008 Olympics controversy. Global Politician http://www.globalpolitician.com/21776-china Overview of the risks and benefits of a U.S. boycott of the Games.. Return to table of contents
Plagiarism policy Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor. NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm Properly cite your sources by using NoodleTools. Or follow these formats/examples for books, images, and web sites. If any category of information is not available for your citation, skip it and move on to the next category. If a publication date is not available, type n.d. (which stands for no date) where the date would go. Be sure to follow the spacing and alignment of the examples, too (double spaced, hanging indent of 5 spaces). Book (find the info on the front and back of the title page) Author'sLastName, Author'sFirstName MiddleInitial. Title of Book. City of Publication:      Name of Publisher, year of publication. Print. Example: Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Viking, 1939. Print. Image (look for the title of the image by mousing over it or right-clicking on it) "Title or Description of Image." Name of Whole Web Site. Date site was published or      copyrighted. Web. Date you viewed the web site. <URL>. Example: "Photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt." The White House. N.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2010.       <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt>. Web site "Title of Web Page." Name of Whole Web Site. Date site was published or copyrighted.      Web. Date you viewed the web site. <URL>. Example: "North Athletics." North Hunterdon High School. 2008. Web. 4 Feb. 2010.       <http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/athletics/>. Return to table of contents
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