Best resources for this course
Find News Articles:
The New York Times is a great source for credible news articles. Use the Times Machine site to search for back issues published during your birth year. Use the activation links if you need to sign up for a NYT account. Once you register, you have access for an entire calendar year.
- Financial Times (via ABI/INFORM) This link opens in a new window
The Financial Times is read daily by businesses, politicians, and academics around the world. The FT covers a variety of topics, including management, business, the legal industry, politics, climate change, and economics, all from a global perspective.
While we no longer have a direct subscription to ft.com, we have access to content published from 05/31/1996 to present (with a 30 Day delay) through ABI/Inform. - New York Times (NYTimes.com) This link opens in a new window
Activate your subscription from one of the links below and make sure you use the off campus activation link if you are off campus and the on campus activation link if you are on campus. After creating your account, you can log on to the New York Times site directly using your Menlo e-mail and the password you have set up. iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are available with your login. The Menlo Community has full-text access to the New York Times from 1851 to the present. For the years 1923-1980 there is a limit of 5 articles per day per user. Passes do not include e-reader editions, Times Premier content or New York Times Games, New York Times Cooking or The Athletic.
- New York Times One-Time Activation from On Campus This link opens in a new windowAfter activating your subscription here, log on to the New York Times site (https://www.nytimes.com) directly using your Menlo e-mail and the password you have set up. iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are available with your login. The Menlo Community has full-text access to the New York Times from 1851 to the present. For the years 1923-1980 there is a limit of 5 articles per day per user.
- New York Times One-Time Activation from Off Campus This link opens in a new window
To activate your NYT academic pass, click on the link, search for "Menlo College", and follow the instructions to create your NYTimes.com account from off campus. After activating your subscription, log on to the New York Times site (https://www.nytimes.com) directly using your Menlo e-mail address and the password you have set up for your NYTimes account. iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are available with your login. The Menlo Community has full-text access to the New York Times from 1851 to the present. For the years 1923-1980 there is a limit of 5 articles per day per user. Watch this access walkthrough video from NYT for additional assistance with activating your academic pass and registering your NYT account.
- New York Times: Times Machine This link opens in a new windowAfter activating your NYT subscription, search the Times Machine for digitized back issues from Volume 1, Number 1 through 2002.
Finding Books and Ebooks
Books and ebooks are good for finding overviews and history of your topic. You don't need to read the whole book to get the information you need for your project; often one chapter of a scholarly book will cover the information you need.
Here are some suggestions for this course:
The 1990s- a book on popular culture in the 1990s.
The People's Chronology (access this ebook by searching for "The People's Chronology" in Gale)
Visit our Memoirs selection in the reading area in the main library for a selection of featured memoirs. These books have yellow tape along the bottom of the spine and are available for a 28 day checkout.
Find books by using these search subjects:
Use the catalog search bar at the top of this guide and type su:Autobiographies
You can use the filters on the left to search for just e-books, or print books. You can also adjust the publication year so you are just finding books published within the last few years.
Other Resources:
InfoPlease Year by Year- Includes pop-culture and sports events for the year.
BBC On This Day- Explore World Events in a Particular Year
On This Day in History- See what happened on different days in history.
The People History- News, events, and popular culture by year.
Marist Mindset Lists- For the class of 2023 and later you can discover what students do and don't know about the world.
Defining Generations- Focuses on where the millennial generation ends and Z begins
Generation Z- Reports from the Pew Research Center on social and demographic trends.
Generation Z- Do these descriptions fit you?
You can also use Google to search for "year in review" and add your birth year. Ex: "year in review 2000"
Find Information at Bowman
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