Veterans+Research+Resources

=Print Resources= toc Certain topics will have more information in books than other topics. Some good topics for book research are: **history** of a particular war, country or culture information, **basic facts** and definitions, history of a **social issue** (race/gender in the military), or general information about medical conditions like **Post Traumatic Stress Disorder** (PTSD).
 * [[image:imark.gif align="left" link="@http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-uiu/"]]Online Catalog**

Don't forget to check the **REFERENCE** shelf for titles like:
 * Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy (327.73003 H279e)
 * Women and the Military (355.0082 Sh57w)
 * Military History (355.003 Ox22)
 * Encyclopedia of African American History (9730496073 En1932)

=Databases=

Contains articles from hundreds of magazines and reference books.
 * [[image:ebsco.gif width="55" height="55" align="left" link="@http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=980235"]]MAS Ultra**

You can use the toolbar on the left to narrow by pop culture topic (major awards, fads, new products and businesses, etc.) or type a keyword into the search box on the top right.
 * [[image:PopCultureDatabase.gif width="233" height="42" align="left" link="@http://www.library.illinois.edu/orr/get.php?instid=942744"]]Pop Culture Universe**

One million primary source photos from the Associated Press Archives; this is a great database to use for locating a visual. **Note:** when using this database from home, use the "special" Uni High log in and password (NOT your netID). Primary source!
 * [[image:ap_images.png width="141" height="25" align="left" link="@http://apimages.ap.org/unsecured/logip.aspx"]]AP Multimedia Archive**

Full-text articles from major metropolitan newspapers, international papers, and small-town U.S. papers. Articles from the Chicago Tribune date back to 1985. You can narrow your search by location - including international locations - from the main page. Then search using keywords. If you are looking in a specific newspaper, note the date range - some only go back a few years. Primary source!
 * [[image:newsbank.jpg width="202" height="42" align="left" link="@http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=57119"]]Newsbank**

Access any New York Times article from 1851-2006. Great for looking for information on United States history. Primary source! = = This is a high quality index of online resources including educational websites, government and non-profit web resources.
 * [[image:newyorktimes_historical.gif width="151" height="22" align="left" link="@http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258297"]]Historical New York Times**
 * Internet Public Library**

=Resources by Subject=
 * **Diversity in the Military (Women, race/ethnicity, LGBT)**
 * **Returning to Society (PTSD, lack of public awareness, GI Bill)**
 * **History of Wars**
 * **Military Organization and the Draft**
 * **Multi-Media Resources**