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September 11th, 2001 and Aftermath: Information and Resources

Internet Gateways

The following web sites cover a broad array of information with varying amounts of overlap.

• Alternative Resources on the U.S. "War Against Terrorism" (International Responsibilities Task Force - American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table)
  
  • Alternative News, Analysis, and Commentary
  • Sites with Additional Links to News
  • Petitions
  • Demonstrations and Other Antiwar Activities
    
    

• America's War Against Terrorism: World Trade Center/Pentagon Terrorism and the Aftermath (Grace York - University of Michigan)
  
  • September 11th Attack
  • Counterterrorism
  • Previous Attacks
  • Other Countries
  • Background Research
  • Related Web Pages
    
    

• Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Kevin D. Motes - Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
  Originally published in April 2002, this website contains three PDF files that list and describe information produced by the U.S. government about the September 11th attacks, and the U.S. response to terrorism. Most are available in depository libraries and/or on the internet.
  
  
• Hot Topics: Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. September 11, 2001 (Carlos A. Diaz - Evergreen State College)
  Statements by political leaders, photos, press reports, and other general news.

• "One Year Later: September 11 and the Internet" (Pew Internet and American Life Project)
  
  
• Research & Reference Resources: Events of September 11, 2001 (Gary Price)
  Provides access to numerous government reports in full-text such as Congressional Research Service Reports; Congressional hearings; discussion papers from various sources; and a "fast facts" section. The latter includes maps, country studies, military spending, and human rights information.

• Terrorism and Attacks on the United States (Larry Romans - Vanderbilt University)

  • News
  • Government agencies
  • Government reports
  • Compilations of links to related sites
  • Educational sites
  • Specialist organizations
  • Bioterrorism
  • Relief efforts and coping resources.

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Special Topics

• Attack on America: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Terrorism (David Durant - East Carolina University)
  • Osama bin Laden and al Qa'ida
  • The Taliban and Afghanistan
  • Terrorism: Research Sources and Government Publications
  • Additional Background on Terrorism and September 11th
    
    
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  
  
• National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States
  
  
• Resources for Children and Their Parents and Educators (American Library Association)
  
  
• Responsibility for the Terrorist Atrocities in the United States, 11 September 2001 (Prime Minister's Office - United Kingdom)
  This site provides the Prime Minister's October 4th report to the British House of Commons.

• Terrorism: A Select Guide to Information (SUNY Buffalo)

• Terrorism: Background and Threat Assessments (Federation of American Scientists)
  Contains a significant amount of research material on the topic with some information dating back to 1989.

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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• Congressional Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  (updates vary by type of information)
  CIS Annual: Congressional Information Service Index. Vol. 1-28, 1970-1997. (annual)
  REF-1 INDEX
  This database provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. It includes proposed and recent bills, bill tracking, testimony, legislative histories, laws and regulations, the Congressional Record, members and committees, and more. Documents are available in full text; the years of coverage vary by document type. Microfiche copies of documents are available from 1977 to the present.

• CQ Researcher (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  (updated weekly)
  An excellent place to begin research on current topics, this weekly publication covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies, and more. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates, or other criteria.

• CQ Weekly (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  January 1983- (updated weekly)
  Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report. Vol.29-, 1971-. (weekly)
  REF-1 328.73 C742
  This publication contains full text articles regarding developments on Capitol Hill. A user may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles by words, dates, subjects, or other criteria. The Web service also provides users with access to some CQ Weekly articles prior to their availability in print. Earlier print editions are found on the 3rd floor of Hunt Library.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1966- (news is updated daily)
  This database covers numerous U.S. and world news sources, wire services, and provides transcripts of some radio and television broadcasts.

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• Dismal Scientist Commentary Library (Economy.com)
  A search on the term "Attack on America" will yield articles on the fallout on global & U.S. economies, cost of bioterrorism, etc.
  
  
• Stock Market Reactions to Disasters and Shocks (Lowrisk Market Analytics)

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