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Banned Books
Library of Congress Subject Headings Library of Congress Subject Headings (for use in online catalogs and WorldCat): Banned Books Banned Books Week Censorship Censorship - History Censorship - History - 20th Century Censorship - History - 20th Century - Juvenile literature Censorship - United States - History Libraries - Censorship Prohibited books Prohibited books - Bibliography Prohibited books - History Prohibited books - History - 20th Century Prohibited books - United States - History Prohibited books - United States - History - 20th Century
Reference Resources When beginning, a good way to obtain background information and ideas to build on your topic area is with reference materials such as encyclopedias, almanacs, and abstracts. Once you have established your topic, state your thesis or theme in a sentence or two. From this sentence, identify the keywords and use them in your search statement. Banned Books Series: Literature Suppressed On Political GroundsReference Z658.U5 K37 1998 Literature Suppressed On Religious Grounds ReferenceBL65.C45 B35 1998 Literature Suppressed On Sexual Grounds Reference PN56.E7 S68 1998 Literature Suppressed On Social Grounds Reference Z658.U5 S69 1998 Banned books, 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D Reference Z1019 .H15 1978 Banned in the USA: A Reference Guide To Book Censorship In Schools And Public Libraries Reference Z658 .U5 F64 2002 Censorship Reference Z658.U5 C38 1997 Censorship : A World Encyclopedia Reference Z657 .C393 2001 Editorials on File Reference D839 .E3
Reprinted newsworthy editorials from North American newspapers and includes both pro and con arguments. Includes subject index. The Encyclopedia Of Censorship Reference Z657 .G73 1990 Historical Dictionary of Censorship in the United States Reference KF4770.A59 H87 1985
Other Titles Available in Randall Library:
Banned & Censored [VIDEORECORDING] PN1997.A1 B356 2000 DVD Banned By The Censor General Collection PR6025.I26 B3 1929 Bookbanning in America : who bans books?--and why? General Collection Z658.U5 N6 1990 Censorship: 500 years of conflict General Collection Z657 .C4 1984 The Fear Of Books General Collection Z1003 .J32 2001 Intellectual Freedom Manual General Collection Z711.4 .I57 2002 Purity In Print; The Vice-Society Movement And Book Censorship In America General Collection KF4775 .B6 Libricide:Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the Twentieth Century General Collection Z659 .K58 2003 What Johnny Shouldn't Read : Textbook Censorship In America General Collection LB3045.7 .D45 1992Locating Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles – Click on Database and Article Searching link on the Randall Library Home page http://library.uncw.edu/
The databases listed below can provide citations to newspaper, magazine and scholarly/peer review journals as well as each offers some full-text articles. Perform a subject search for articles by simply entering the subjects suggested at the top of this handout into the search box in any of the indexes listed below. If you would like to combine a subject with a related term, use the connector AND. EbscoHost indexes periodicals in various disciplines, and are therefore very broad in subject scope. However, they may not be as deep in the subject you are particularly addressing. This interdisciplinary database can provide citations to magazine and scholarly/academic/peer review journals as well as full-text articles. EBSCOhost -- Academic Search Premier & MasterFILE Premier
Journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, general reference, business, health, education, and much more. CQ Researcher
Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. ERIC
Abstracts all types of documents related to education. Includes journal articles, books, these, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines. Useful search terms include banned books, intellectual freedom, and censorship. Historical Abstracts
This annual index includes abstracts for scholarly articles from over 2,000 international journals. Contains several articles on the history of book banning. Useful terms include: intellectual freedom, censorship, and book censorship.
Web Evaluation and Resources
The reliability and quality of information from Web sources has created much debate in the academic world. Researchers must always remember that the Web is a vast, unregulated information resource that ANYONE with the proper tools and a little money can create a site on the Web. When viewing a site for research purposes the three most important features to consider are:
Authority: Who's responsible for the page content? Are there any clues about that person's qualifications?
Content: Does it seem accurate? If you don't know much about the topic yet, consider these other questions. Are there citations to other works? Has the page been updated recently? Are there facts you could try to verify?
Audience/Objectivity: Who designed it? And for whom? Is there obvious (or not so obvious) bias? Is the page nothing more than a marketing tool? What level of audience is it designed for (e.g. children, adults, students, professionals)? Suggested Websites
ALA's Banned Books Week -- http://www.ala.org/bbooks
Beacon For Freedom -- http://www.beaconforfreedom.org
The File Room -- http://www.thefileroom.org
Banned Books Online -- http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/banned-books.html
Censored -- http://georgesuttle.com/censorship
National Coalition Against Censorship -- http://www.ncac.org
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