Research Guide (Palestinian-Israeli Conflict) Santa Rosa Junior College

ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Typical Research Flow
Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/G/2236/.S1/G52

Encyclopedia of Jewish History; Events and Eras of the Jewish People

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/DS/118/.E465

The Encyclopedia of the Palestinians

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/DS/113.6/.E53

The Middle East

Doyle Ref/DS/63.1/.M484

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/DS/102.8/.S73

Opposing Viewpoints Series

Doyle & Mahoney AC5/.08

Israel	No. 44/1994
The Middle East	No. 15/2000

CQ Researcher

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/AC/5/.E35

War on terrorism	October 12, 2001
Middle East conflict	April 6, 2001
Islamic fundamentalism	March 24, 2000
Holocaust reparations	March 26, 1999
The politics of energy	March 5, 1999
Oil production in the 21st century	August 7, 1998
Israel at 50	March 6, 1998
Reassessing foreign aid	September 27, 1996
1996 Arms sales	December 9, 1994
The Palestinians	August 30, 1991

Also available online, campus use only, at http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher

Call Numbers to Browse:

DS 101 - 151

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
CountryWatch	CQ Researcher
Opposing Viewpoints

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. (Any wording specific to handout goes here.) The following subject headings should contain useful information:

ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

LEBANON -- HISTORY

GAZA STRIP -- ETHNIC RELATIONS

-- ISRAELI INTERVENTION, 1982-1984

ISRAEL-ARAB WAR, 1973 - PEACE

PALESTINE -- INTERNATIONAL STATUS

ISRAEL-- ETHNIC RELATIONS

PALESTINE -- HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

ISRAEL-- POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

PALESTINE -- HISTORY -- PARTITION, 1947

JERUSALEM-- INTERNATIONAL STATUS

PALESTINIAN ARABS -- ISRAEL

JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONS

UNITED NATIONS -- PALESTINE

JEWS -- PALESTINE -- HISTORY

WEST BANK -- ETHNIC RELATIONS

ZIONISM -- PALESTINE -- HISTORY

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
ProQuest Religion	ProQuest Research Library - Multicultural Module

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

Middle East	The Middle East Journal
Middle East Policy	Middle East Report
Middle Eastern Studies	Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs
World Press Review

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

War and Peace http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/military.shtml

Librarians' Internet Index:

Arab Israeli Conflict
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=Arab%20Israeli%20Conflict&ss=1

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: November 29, 2006	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina