Saint Michael's College

FS153 - Peace & Justice

Instructor - David Theroux - SSE

Librarian: Steve Burks, sburks@smcvt.edu , ext 2354 

Coverage:

Library Materials - Reference / Books / Jounals / Newspapers

Scholarly Sources

Primary Sources

Evaluating Sources

• Encyclopedias available in the SMC library  Reference Collection        

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
REF HM 671 .E53 2007

Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
REF HN 57 .E594 2004
 
Encyclopedia of Community
REF HM 756 .E53 2003 

Encyclopedia of Homelessness
REF HV 4493 .E53 2004 

Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945   
Ref  JC571.L2747 

Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations  4 vols.
REF D 860 .M56 2002 

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict
REF HM 290 .T97 1999 

Encyclopedia of World Poverty
REF HV 12 .E54 2006 

Violence in America
REF HN 90 .V5 V5474 1999

• Newspaper and Magazine Databases for articles on peace and justice topics

• Subject databases for scholarly, academic articles

• SMC Online catalog for books and videos

Search with keywords such as:
 
"peace and justice"
"darfur conflict"
"human rights"
genocide and holocaust
"peace treaties"
"land mines"
"Jody Williams"
Gandhi

Search with subject headings such as: 
            
peace
land mines
peace movements
disarmament
peace treaties
peacemaking
women and peace
Williams, Jody

• Evaluate and selectively choose resources by applying the following evaluation criteria:

Timeliness: is the information current?, updated? historical perspective?
Authority: who is the author; who is responsible for the website?
Accuracy:  compare the facts with other sources
Purpose: who is the intended audience
Intended audience: high school, college, graduate level?

In-Class Evaluation of the followign Websites:

- DHMO.org
- GATT.org
- Bonsai Kitten
- BoilerPlate - 19th Century Technology Marvels
- Clones R/Us 
- Save the Tree Octupus 
- Dog Island -Free Forever