Name ___________________________________________________________ Period _____
CPS Library Databases for Research
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Go to cps.edu
Under “Resources for:” click Students
Under “I want to…” click Get help with homework
o Now on the Student Resources: Get help with homework page, click Library Databases at the bottom of
the page
Here is where all the databases are at your disposal. Some are not relevant to this assignment’s task, while others can be
extremely valuable. You must keep in mind your purpose for research. Please answer the following questions:
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What type of information are you looking for?
b) Why are you looking for this type of information?
You also need to keep in mind that to be successful in this assignment, the information gathered refers to current conditions.
Pay attention to the dates of encyclopedia articles, as they may have been written over ten years ago and are not useful to this
assignment, unless you are using them for background about the culture/climate/living conditions. Be aware that some of these
things may have changed since the different wars and conflicts have occurred. When possible, try to use pieces written since
2008.
For most of these databases, if a login and/or password are requested, both are 1200.
Now, let’s explore; for the research required for this assignment, databases like the “Health Module” and “Encyclopedia of
Chicago” will be of no use.
1. Click on Student Resource Center-Gold, and put in the code 1200. Click on Gale Student Resources in Context. When the
homepage loads, take a look at the page and then click on a featured link that will be useful for this project. Once that link
loads, take note of the type of information that is provided to you.
Claim: Would this be a good place to start your research?
Yes
No
Evidence: List items from the webpage that prove what you circled above, and under each item,
Reasoning: explain how that item proves what you circled.
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Go back to the Student Resources: Library Databases page (if needed, follow bulleted directions again at the very top of
this page). Click on ABC-CLIO. Put in Username: 1200, and password: 1200. Type Afghanistan into the search box and
unclick “All Databases”, but click “World Geography” then click “Go.” 321 articles will come up for “World Geography” We
need to narrow down the search. Click the link for the “World Geography” articles. On the left, you’ll see options for
filtering your articles. You may need to play around with a combination that yields the best results for your prompt. To
learn more about the culture, under Articles, click “Other Articles” and under Documents click “Cultural Documents.” Read
#3, buzkashi and #4 Recipe: Kabuli Palow.
Claim: Would this be a good place to start your research?
Yes
No
Evidence: List items you learned from the articles that prove what you circled above, and under each item,
Reasoning: explain how that item proves what you circled.
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Name ___________________________________________________________ Period _____
CPS Library Databases for Research
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Go back to the Student Resources: Library Databases page (if needed, follow bulleted directions again at the very top of
this page). Click on Newsbank. Enter Username: 1200 and Password: 1200. Click “Chicago Newspapers.” After All Text,
type “Afghanistan.” For date, choose “Past 7 days.” Choose the “Locations” tab at the bottom and click all the options.
Then, go to the “Source Types” tab and click all the options. Then, go to “Source List” tab at the bottom and choose the
sources that are relevant for this project, “Chicago Sun-Times,” “Chicago Tribune,” “Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition,”
“Foreign Affairs,” “Newsweek,” “Slate,” and “U.S. News & World Report.” Click Search. Explore the results.
Claim: Would this be a good place to start your research?
Yes
No
Evidence: List items you learned from the articles that prove what you circled above, and under each item,
Reasoning: explain how that item proves what you circled.
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Go back to the Student Resources: Library Databases page (if needed, follow bulleted directions again at the very top of
this page). Click on eCUIP. Under Start Your Research click “Reference Desk.” Under “Maps & Atlases” click
“WorldAtlas.com.” On the map, click The Middle East, then Afghanistan.
Claim: Would this be a good place to start your research?
Yes
No
Evidence: List items from the webpage that prove what you circled above, and under each item,
Reasoning: explain how that item proves what you circled.
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Go back to the Student Resources: Library Databases page (if needed, follow bulleted directions again at the very top of
this page). Click on eCUIP. Under Start Your Research click “Reference Desk.” Under On-Line Libraries, click
“Refdesk.com.” This website leads its users to links that are approved by librarians for generally accurate information.
Once the page loads, on the far right highlighted in yellow, next to Reference Desk, choose “Countries.” Looking at the
resources given, peruse some of them if you wish. When done, go back to Refdesk.com and scroll down the page until you
see on the left under Misc. Resources (highlighted in yellow), “Middle East News Resources.” Click this link. Peruse some of
the links that come up.
Claim: Would this be a good place to start your research?
Yes
No
Evidence: List items from the webpage that prove what you circled above, and under each item,
Reasoning: explain how that item proves what you circled.
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