![[ Current Events Resources ]](eventsBanner.jpg)
| This page links to online news, news transcripts, newspapers, periodicals, Web pages and information about print newspapers available in Owens Library. |
| TIP:Press Ctrl/f and enter a part of a word or phrase in the Find what: box and click on Find Next to search for a topic on this page. For example, type educat to search for educate, educator, educational. |
| Broadcasting (Television & Radio) |
| » LexisNexis Academic Search four different indexes listed underneath Quick Info
Click News Click Business Click Legal Research Click Medical |
| » World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Broadcasters This site links to "national and international TV and radio broadcasters." |
| Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, & a few Newspapers) | |||
| » CQ Researcher | |||
| Newspapers |
| »
LexisNexis
Academic Search four different indexes listed underneath Quick
Info Click News Click Business Click Legal Research Click Medical |
|
» NewsBank Separately search the contents of: |
| »
Newspaper
Resources Newspapers available in print in Owens Library--look for those that the dates end with "to current" |
| »
Online
Searchable Newspaper Sites This page lists online sites for newspapers |
| World Wide Web |
| »
Ayn
Rand Institute MediaLink "The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), a 501(c)(3) educational organization, was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Ayn Rand (19051982) was an ardent advocate of reason and rationality; individualism and individual liberties; and free-market capitalism. ARI seeks to promote these principles, spearheading a cultural renaissance to reverse the anti-reason, anti-freedom, anti-capitalist trends in todays culture. The major battleground in the fight for reason and capitalism is the educational institutionshigh schools, and above all, the universities, where students learn the ideas that shape their lives." Areas covered include: Environmentalism: The Anti-Industrial Revolution; Rational Education; The Microsoft Defense Site; The Capitalism Defense Project; Multiculturalism and Diversity: The New Racism; Religion vs. Morality; Anti-Volunteerism; and Defending Elia Kazan and Other Anti-Communists. |
| »
Awesome
Library-Social Studies-Current Events The Evaluation and Development Institute sponsors this site. It "was formed to ensure that the possibility of world peace becomes a reality by the year 2050. EDI promotes the development of high level knowledge, skills and opportunities for leaders and future leaders across cultures in the service of world peace." Topics covered include: Biotechnology; Business Ethics; Economy; Education; Environment; Future; Health; Helping Children Cope; Holidays; Homeland Security; Iraq; Middle East; Politics; Science; Sports; Technology; Terrorism; and World Peace. |
| »
Current
Events This site, from InfoPlease, covers current events back to 2001 on a month-by-month basis. It also lists deaths and disasters for each year from 2001 to the present. It includes monthly and yearly news for both the world and nation. |
| »
Current
Events: Focus on Human Rights This site provides updates on Human Rights issues. "Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. . . . [R]esearchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. Human Rights Watch then publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. . . . In moments of crisis, Human Rights Watch provides up-to-the-minute information about conflicts while they are underway. Refugee accounts, which were collected, synthesized and cross-corroborated by our researchers, helped shape the response of the international community to recent wars in Kosovo and Chechnya." |
| »
Documents
in the News This site, available from the University of Michigan Documents Center, provides links to resources that cover current events. In July 2003, the events listed to date included: Affirmative Action; Azores Summit; Campaign Finance Reform; Federal Budget FY 2004; Government Secrecy and Information Collection; Human Cloning; Granholm Administration; Income Tax Forms; Iraqi War Debate; North Korea Nuclear Weapons; Presidential Election 2004; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Space Shuttle Columbia; State of the Union Address; Tax Cut Proposals; Telemarketing; U.S. Terrorist Attacks (September 11, 2001); Affirmative Action (University of Michigan); Arab-Israeli Conflict 2002; Bridge Collapse in Oklahoma; Cardinal Law; Chandra Levy; College Drinking; Corporate Fraud; D.C. Sniper; Death Penalty Court Cases; Door-to-Door Proselytizing; East Timor Independence; Enron; FBI Reorganization; Federal Budget, FY 2003; Floods in Europe; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; French Fries, Potato Chips and Cancer; Hamburger Recall; Human Cloning; Income Tax Forms; Iraqi War Debate; James Traficant; National Security Strategy; North Korea Nuclear Weapons; Olympics; Pledge of Allegiance; Pork Barrel Legislation; Presidential Records; Queen Mother; Rilya Wilson; Robert Blake Trial; Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; Saudi Peace Plan; School Drug Testing; School Vouchers; Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; Trent Lott Resignation; West Nile Virus; World Summit on Sustainable Development; and WorldCom. |
| »
Google
Web Directory-News>Current Events The sites linked here are arranged under categories: Analysis and Opinion; Breaking News; Business and Economy; Disasters; Elections; Global Politics and War; Health and Medicine; Investigations and Scandals; Labor Disputes; Middle East Unrest; and War on Terrorism. |
| »
Headline
Spot This site is maintained by a company called StartSpot. "StartSpot team members have diverse backgrounds, interests and perspectives, but share a strong commitment to connecting people with the best topical information on the Web. Our team is comprised of journalists, educators, librarians, engineers and business people." "From HeadlineSpot.com, quickly and easily find sources for 56 U.S. metropolitan areas, 50 states, 59 countries, 27 industries and dozens of subjects from arts and automobiles to technology and travel." |
| »
The
Internet Public Library: Current Events This site links to magazine, newspapers, and radio sites that cover current events news. |
| »
The
New York Times: College "The College site is a service of The New York Times Circulation Department." Users can access reports concerning current events in the fields of Social Sciences; Medicine; Arts/Humanities; Law; Business; Area Studies; Sciences; Education; Communications; Ethnic Studies; Agriculture; Engineering/Math; International; National; Washington; Business; Technology; Science; Health; and Sports. |
| »
U.S.
Politics: Current Events This site, from About.com, is updated regularly and highlights the current issues--often within the week. The guide who creates the content is Anne "Linskey [who] has worked on Capitol Hill for various members of Congress. She was recently the Communications Director on a gubernatorial campaign. Shes provided political commentary for local radio shows and newspapers. She is currently a freelance writer located in Washington, DC." |
All quoted material is from the respective source.
Return to Course/Subject Resources
