1. Al Harris Library American Foreign Policy Research Paper: Scholarly Resources Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2. The Management of Savagery Abu Bakr Naji (pseudonym)

3. The Management of Savagery A jihadi guide written by al-Qaida operative Abu Bakr Naji Translated by Dr. William McCants 2006 (faculty member at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center)Dr. William McCants Widely viewed as foundational text (blueprint) for ISIS Example of Primary Source

4. Questions to Ask Your Primary Source What is it? When was it collected? Where could you find more background information on this? Who is saying/writing this story/document/picture? Why is this important?

5. Today’s Class Research Strategies –Process, Thesis Resources –Catalogs, Databases, Scholarly Journals Citation Tracking

6. Today’s Class Review Specific Resources for American Foreign Policy General Resources for American Foreign Policy

7. Writing a Good Paper What provides the discipline of History with its authority? What are the possibilities & limitations of witness testimony in historical research?

8. Research Process GET A TOPIC DEVELOP YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY SEARCH AND READ WRITE YOUR PAPER CITE YOUR SOURCES

9. Library Resource

10. Create a Thesis Statement Thesis Statements –Make an assertion –Take a stand –Explain what you’re going to write about –Are narrow and specific –Have one main point Think about questions your research might help you answer. State your topic as a question first, then revise it to be a statement.

11. Strong Thesis Statement 1.Is specific 2. Addresses a potential contradiction and is arguable 3. Provides a logical way to structure the argument

12. Offering a well-organized and persuasive thesis Think of your thesis as answering a question Have your thesis answer a "how" or "why" question, rather than a "what" question “what” leads to mere description critical analysis“how” & “why” leads to critical analysis

13. CHOOSE THE BEST RESEARCH THESIS STATEMENT Is ISIS using social media in a calculated manner? ISIS is using social media. ISIS is using social media in a highly strategic and tactical manner based on the works of Abu Bakr Naji.

14. Tools of Scholarship Content Books Articles Journals Citations WWW Tools Catalogs Databases Lists Indexes Search Engines

15. Searching for Sources KEYWORDS - Correspondence - Sources - Diaries - Interviews - Literary collections - Personal narratives - Pictorial works - Posters - Songs/Music - Speeches, addresses, etc. - Treaties Tell the Catalog/Database/SE what you seek: Specifically!

16. Keywords & Boolean Iraq War and Diaries Iraq War and Sources Iraq War and Correspondence WORKS FOR CATALOG/DATABASES/SE

17. Keyword Exercise

18. ISIL ISIS Islamic State Funding Theft Oil Violence Syria Iran

19. Open World Cat Meta search engine for online catalogs of libraries all over the world. Search for any book using a geographic location for the closest sources. Over 9000 libraries combined. If you find it in WorldCat, and it's not in our library, we can get it through ILL.WorldCat CREATE A USER ACCOUNT

20. E-Books: Ebrary/Netbook 24/7 Full Text Searching* Highlight Markup Note Taking Changeable Font Size Multiplicity of Use CREATE A BOOKSHELF

21. Al Harris Catalog Remember* Catalog defaults to relevance search Remember* Use a Keyword search and Boolean to help limit results Remember* Use Limiters to narrow your search. Remember* Use Subject links to focus on your topic.

22. Databases: Social Sciences JSTOR Historical Abstracts w/Full Text * America: History and Life w/Full Text * Military & Government Collection* Social Sciences Citation Index New York Times 1851-2009 *EBSCO Database

23. Ebsco Demonstration Ebsco Demonstration (finding New Books)

24. Class Exercise Read & research this Article (700 words)Article Find one book review & five articles, peer-reviewed, full text and archive them in an EBSCO folder Find Five Digital Books in Ebrary or eBooks and archive them on the digital bookshelf or folder

25. Can you Read and Find Citations?

26. Handout: Reading citations A citation is a short, multi-part description of a specific information source. It provides the information that is needed to find a particular source. Journal citations contain such basic information as:

27. Tracking Citations

28. Sides, John, and Kimberly Gross. "Stereotypes Of Muslims And Support For The War On Terror." Journal Of Politics 75.3 (2013): 583-598. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.

29. The Citation Video

30. Citation Worksheet Label the citations as either: I. B=Book or a P=Periodical (magazine or journal article) II. If it is a book search the following catalogs until it is located: a. Open WorldCat b. Ebrary c. Al Harris Catalog d. Identify Source - write it down III. If it is a magazine or journal article search: a. Periodicals List b. Identify: i. Name of the database – write it down ii. Do you have access to the full text – Yes/No

31. Web Resources: National Security Archive An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States. Office of the Historian Historical documents and reports on countries and milestones Foreign Relations of the United StatesForeign Relations of the United States- Office of the Historian Online books going back to 1945 digitized by State Department Frontline Diplomacy Transcripts of oral histories of U.S. diplomats U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants Historical record of U.S. foreign assistance

32. Questions? Contact me: Frederic Murray 774-7113 frederic.murray@swosu.edu

33. Thanks!