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• Subject Headings
  To locate further materials, use the following Subject Headings in the Western Libraries Online Catalog. Under the Subject Heading "terrorism" alone, there are pages of subdivisions. It is recommended that you also search these terms in Summit. In addition to the Subject Headings listed below, we recommend that you also use the Keyword search option with these and related terms. We are continually adding materials to the library collection, so the newest additions may not be represented in this guide, although we will make every effort to keep this up to date.

• Major subject headings
  
  Terrorism | Bioterrorism | Chemical terrorism | Cyberterrorism | Ecoterrorism | Nuclear terrorism | September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001 | State-sponsored terrorism | Terror | Terrorism - prevention | Terrorism - religious aspects | Terrorism - United States | Terrorists | Trials (terrorism) | Victims of terrorism | War on terrorism, 2001

• Related subject headings
  
  Assassination | Bin Laden, Osama, 1957- | Bombings | Fanaticism | Genocide | Government, resistance to | Hostages | Islam and terrorism | Political crimes and offenses | Political violence | Qaida (organization) | Radicalism | Revolution | Riots | Sabotage | Weapons of mass destruction | World Trade Center bombing, New York, N.Y., 1993

• The 9/11 Commission report : final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6432.7 .N38 2004
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• Almanac of modern terrorism / Shafritz, Jay M.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .S465 1991
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• Counterterrorism : a reference handbook / Steven, Graeme C. S.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .S744 2004
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• Encyclopedia of assassinations / Sifakis, Carl.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6278 .S54 2001
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• Encyclopedia of conflicts since World War II
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference D843 .E46 1999
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• Encyclopedia of modern American extremists and extremist groups / Atkins, Stephen E.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HN90.R3 A75 2002
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• Encyclopedia of terrorism and political violence / Thackrah, John Richard.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .T56 1987
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• Encyclopedia of world terrorism
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .E53 1997
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• An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945-1996 / Jessup, John E.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference D842 .J47 1998
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• Global geopolitical flashpoints : an atlas of conflict / Anderson, Ewan W.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference JC319 .A52 2000
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• Historical dictionary of terrorism / Anderson, Sean, 1952-
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .A537 1995
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• Palestinian religious terrorism : Hamas and Islamic Jihad / Alexander, Yonah.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference JQ1830.A98 H373 2002
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• The psychology of terrorism
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .P798 2002
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• Terrorism, 1980-1987 : a selectively annotated bibliography / Mickolus, Edward F.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .M49 1988
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• Terrorism, 1988-1991 : a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography / Mickolus, Edward F.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .M498 1993
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• Terrorism, 1996-2001 : a chronology / Mickolus, Edward F.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .M4992 2002
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• Terrorism : assassins to zealots / Anderson, Sean, 1952-
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6431 .A538 2003
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• Terrorist challenge to America / Henderson, Harry, 1951-
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HV6432 .H46 2003
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• World conflicts and confrontations
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference D860 .W64 2000
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• Academic Info: International Terrorism Studies
  This independent Internet subject directory "aims to be the premier educational gateway to online college and research level Internet resources." The Terrorism Studies section includes links to directories, centers and agencies, and conventions, laws and treaties pertaining to global terrorism. In addition, links to information on bioterrorism (anthrax) and human rights are provided, as well as a digital library of global terrorism resources. Also included are special sections on September 11, 2001 and the military response, and links to sites about the Taliban, al-Qaida and bin Laden.

• Bibliography on future trends in terrorism : a report
  LaVerle Berry, Glenn Curtis and Rex Hudson. Washington, D.C. : The Division, 1998.

• CIA World Fact Book
  Comprehensive, up-to-date country demographics.

• The Department of Homeland Security
  Washington, D.C. : The White House, 2002.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  The FBI's web site includes press releases, links to "most wanted" lists and the latest investigative information about terrorism, as well as a form for reporting terrorist activity.

• Global Terrorism Database
  Maintained by the University of Maryland, "the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently updated through 2004). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes almost 80,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and -- when identifiable -- the identity of the perpetrator."

• Government information on terrorism
  A very comprehensive collection of government information on the Internet hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology, Paul Galvin Library.

• The MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
  "The MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). The TKB is a one-stop resource for comprehensive research on domestic and international terrorism, with information on terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and leaders. The TKB features a suite of sophisticated analytical tools, available free of charge to researchers, policymakers, journalists, emergency response personnel, and the general public."

• The network of terrorism
  Washington, D.C. : Dept. of State, 2001.

• Office of Homeland Security

• Report on terrorism and human rights
  Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Washington, D.C. : General Secretariat, Organization of American States, 2002.

• The Terrorism Research Center
  "The Terrorism Research Center is dedicated to informing the public of the phenomena of terrorism and information warfare. This site features essays and thought pieces on current issues, as well as links to other terrorism documents, research and resources."

• Terrorism resources
  Dudley Knox Library Naval Postgraduate School - Features a number of full-text Bibliographies, Directives, E-Lists, Reports, Documents, Articles, and a wonderfully organized selection of websites.

• The USA Patriot Act : a legal analysis
  Charles Doyle. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, [2002].

• Bioterrorism
  This aspect of terrorism involves using biological agents (viruses and bacteria) on populations of innocent people.

• Cyberterrorism
  This relatively new area of terrorism, includes works that deal with attacks on technology, particularly computer systems.

• Ecoterrorism
  The focus here is on terrorism committed in behalf of environmental ideals.

• Law & Terrorism
  This section includes works that focus on the legal aspects of terrorism.

• Nuclear Terrorism
  Included here are works on terrorism targeted at nuclear sites or involving threats to use weapons of mass destruction, and works about government response to these threats.

• Press & Media Coverage

• Religion & Terrorism

• State-Sponsored Terrorism
  The focus here is on terrorism committed under the auspices of national governments, internally or internationally, as well as on acts of violence committed by or against political constituencies.

• Terrorism - Prevention

• Terrorism - United States

• Find It!
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  For more information, see the Find It! Guide.

• Alternative Press Index
  API Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary indexing over 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Includes selected abstracts from research journals. Subjects covered include: animal rights, anarchism, civil rights, democracy, environmental issues, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, labor, national liberation, socialism – theory and practice, and indigenous peoples. Site License.
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  For articles and issues that are not covered by the mainstream press.

• America: History and Life / ABC-Clio
  • Dates covered: 1964-current
  A bibliographic database indexing scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. The scope includes citations and abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, as well as book and media reviews. 6 Simultaneous Users.

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  There is a substantial amount of information on terrorism indexed here. The information is US specific.

• ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion
  • Dates covered: 1946-current
  An index to religious and theological literature, containing thousands of citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from three print indexes: Religion Index One, Religion Index Two, and Index to Book Reviews in Religion. Site License.

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  Terrorism and religion.

• Biological and Medical Sciences
  • Dates covered: 1982-current
  This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 sources including serials, conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. Subfiles include ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts; Biological Sciences; Biology Digest; Conference Papers Index; MEDLINE; Oceanic Abstracts; and Plant Science

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  This database contains some information regarding bioterrorism.

• Business & Industry
  Business & Industry is a database that provides multi-industry, international access to company, industry, market, and product information in over 1000 leading trade magazines, newsletters, general business newspapers, and international business dailies. Coverage is from 1994 to present. 4 Simultaneous Users.
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  For articles with regard to the effect of terrorism on business and the economy. Also contains information on cyberterrorism.

• EBSCO - Academic Search Complete
  Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and a total of more than 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.

• EconLit
  • Dates covered: 1969-current
  EconLit contains citations, with abstracts, of articles from over 400 economics journals. In addition, subject indexing and abstracts of books and dissertations are included. Corresponding print sources are the Journal of Economic Literature, Index of Economic Articles, and the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. Site License.

• Environmental Universe
  Includes Environment Abstracts (1970-current ), which indexes more than 1,000 journals, plus government publications and conference papers. Many of the pre-2004 indexed publications can be found full-text in the Envirofiche collection, in Wilson Library 2West. Other databases, all full-text, include Environmental News (1975-current), Environmental Law Reviews (1981-current), etc. Site License.
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  For citations and abstracts to articles regarding the effects of terrorism on the environment.

• ERIC - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • Dates covered: 1966-current
  ERIC is the largest education database in the world providing indexing and abstracts of all types of materials including journal articles, government documents, books, dissertations, and unpublished materials such as curriculum guides, research reports and conference papers in education and related topics in the social sciences. Many ERIC documents published between 1993 and 2004 are now available online full text. Most ERIC documents published from 1966-1993 are available in the ERIC Microfiche collection on Wilson 2 West. Site License.

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  For the effects of terrorism on children, and educationg children about terrorism.

• Political Science
  Selected resources for political science:
  Includes abstracts and indexes, general reference sources (almanacs, yearbooks, chronologies, encyclopedias, government information, law & legislation), periodical and newspaper subsciptions, statistics and data.

• Political Science / Adcox, Robyn
  This site lists additional research guides for Political Science created at Western to assist you in locating key resources in our library.

• Summit
  Summit is the combined library catalog of Pacific Northwest academic libraries. Use Summit to locate and request materials like books and videos which are not available from Western Libraries. To access Summit, search our library catalog first, then choose the option to “Repeat search in Summit”. To learn more, go to the Summit information page.

• Interlibrary Loan
  Use Interlibrary Loan to request items not held in our collection. To learn more or to access Interlibrary Loan, go to http://www.library.wwu.edu/access/ill/index.shtml. First time users will need to set up an account at http://www.illiad.library.wwu.edu/ILLiad/firsttime.asp.
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