Freshman Seminar Spring 2006
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Freshman Seminar 9
WSU Academic Integrity Standards and Procedures
Topics:
The Cultural Revolution in China, 1966-1976
Law and the Legal System in China
Library Resources
Griffin Catalog
This is the primary gateway to library resources for doing research on these topics. Click on Griffin catalog and then “subject headings” to search. Note related topics in the subject headings lists and in subject headings in bibliographic records.
- China—History—Cultural revolution, 1966-1976.
- Rule of law—China
- Civil rights—China
- Law reform—China
- Human rights—China
- Political prisoners—China
- Confucianism—China
- Confucianism
Selected periodicals on China published during the Cultural Revolution. Note microfilm format and check bibliographic record for name changes in periodical titles.
- Index to Survey of China Mainland Press, Selections from China Mainland Magazines, and Current Background Full record and location information
- Papers on China Full record and location information
- Union Research Service Full record and location information
Library Databases
Library databases are available though the Libraries’ Homepage. Some provide access to full-text articles as well as citations to journal articles, books reviews, books, government documents, and agency reports. Remember to use drop-down menus in search screens to formulate queries in appropriate search fields and to click on “Find it at WSU” to locate and access materials. Remember to evaluate sources critically.
Click on “Article Indexes/E-Journals” and Scroll down the A-Z list to find these databases:
- Article 1st – keyword searches: “China” and “Legal System” | “China” and “Law”.
- Historical Abstracts – subject searches: “Cultural revolution” and language “English” | “China and law” and language “English” | "Confucianism" and language "English".
- Human Rights Watch – Click on “Asia” on left side under “Info by Country” then click “China and Tibet” under “Country Pages” on next screen.
- Lexis-Nexis Academic – 1. Choose News category = “General news” and News source = “Major papers”. Search “Legal system” in full text and “China” in headline and limit date range to “previous year”. 2. Choose News category = “World news” and News source = “Asia/Pacific news Sources”. Search “Legal system” in full text and “China and Speech” in headline fields and limit date range to “previous five years”.
- ProQuest Direct – Search “legal system” in citation and “China” as location | “China” as location and “Cultural Revolution” in citation, limited to scholarly articles.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts – keyword search: “China” and “legal system."
Problems or Questions?
Please contact me if you need help with your assignment using these resources: Bob Matuozzi.