Resources on 9/11/01
Teaching and Learning Resources
Selected resources from the Librarians' Index to
the Internet. LII is sponsored by the Library of California. Copyright © 2001-2002,
Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org. All rights reserved. Quoted with permission.
- America's War Against
Terrorism
- "Topics range from airlines to the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, and
include children, Operation Enduring Freedom, psychological effects, think tanks,
etc.; also links to other involved countries (e.g., Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan,
Russia, Yemen, etc.). Additionally, there are links to information about chemical
and biological warfare and the Middle East conflicts. From the University of Michigan
Documents Center." (From Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org) 30 August
2002.)
- CDI: Terrorism Project
- "The Center for Defense Information (CDI), an independent think tank in Washington,
DC, provides reports to multiple categories of information, including Eye on Iraq,
Terrorist Networks, and Responding to Terrorism, homeland security, weapons, policy,
legislation, and more. Each report is written by a CDI staff member. There are links
(many with annotations) to additional resources." (From Librarians' Index to
the Internet (lii.org) 30 August 2002.)
- Special Coverage: War
on Terrorism
- "Extensive resources from FindLaw. Documents includes President George W.
Bush's statements; Congressional, NATO, and other resolutions; and reports and statistics
on terrorism and asymmetric warfare from many government agencies, the RAND Corporation,
and the Hoover Institution. Laws covers terrorism, sabotage, espionage, and war powers;
Cases includes United States v. Usama bin Laden. Contact Info links to airline, survivor
and missing persons, charities, and New York City information. There are also many
photographs and video files." (From Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org)
30 August 2002.)
- Terrorism and
U.S. Policy
- "A collection of U.S. government documents, including "assessments of
the terrorist threat and a CIA profile of Usama bin Ladin, presidential and Defense
Department policy directives, the details about U.S. response to specific terrorist
attacks, and evaluations of U.S. government preparedness to deal with terrorism." Among
these PDF Documents (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) are some related to the attack
on the USS Cole, material on the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania,
and a 1998 CIA biography of Mohammad Omar. From the National Security Archive at
the George Washington University Library." (From Librarians' Index to the Internet
(lii.org) 30 August 2002.)
- 9-11-2001 News and Legal Resources,
Information and Related Services
- "The Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX) provides an extensive list of resources
related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States and its aftermath.
Topics cover death counts, missing victims, and survivor information. Other topics
include national security measures vs. terrorism acts; disaster recovery and relief
organizations and agencies; and services offered by numerous legal associations,
business organizations, and news services." (From Librarians' Index to the Internet
(lii.org) 30 August 2002.)
- Chilling
Effects of Anti-Terrorism: "National Security" Toll on Freedom of Expression
- "This page tracks "the chilling effect that responses to the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, have had on information availability on the Internet." The
page gives short descriptions of abuses and tracks Web sites that have shut down,
have been requested to suppress information, or have self-censored. It describes
the situations of employees who lost jobs as a result of anti-terrorism initiatives.
Browsable by topic and searchable." (From Librarians' Index to the Internet
(lii.org) 30 August 2002.)
- Free Expression after September
11: An Online Index
- "This site "catalogs the various incidents of censorship and suppression
of speech that are a direct result of the events of September 11th." From the
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)." (From Librarians' Index to the
Internet (lii.org) 30 August 2002.)
Additional Resources
The PBS website America Responds includes news archives, analysis and education resources.
The resources include lesson plans with age group guides, detailed instructions, and
links to related websites. http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/.
Lehigh University's Our Nation's Tragedy Resources: September 11, 2001, includes archives
of the attacks, response, and ensuing war as well as related issues, from bio-terrorism
to government building. http://www.lehigh.edu/library/infodome/nationstragedyresources.html
Teaching 9-11 is a resource page developed by the Clarke Center at Dickinson University
at http://www.teaching9-11.org/
Teaching Tolerance has compiled a web page entitled In Darkness Light, with examples
of remembrances and links to online and print resources. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/current/event.jsp?cid=367
Michigan State University's website Teaching and Resource for High School & College
Classrooms, has teaching guides for six subject areas related to 9/11, along with related
essays and lesson plans pertaining to each subject area. http://www.ssrc.org/sept11/essays/teaching_resource/tr_intro.htm.
The College of Education at Michigan State University also has a web page entitled
September 11 and its Aftermath with links to other web resources. http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/sept11/.
The Journalist's Toolbox has information for college level journalism and newswriting
instructors as well as links to reliable sources for writing or reporting on the September
11 attacks. http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/education.html.
The New York Times Daily Lesson Plan has an archive of material and lesson plans relating
to September 11. Most materials are geared to middle and high school students. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020531friday.html
The National Writing Project has compiled a comprehensive list of online resources
dealing with September 11. http://writingproject.org/Resources/sept11.htm
The Search Institute offers links to numerous 9/11 resources at http://www.search-institute.org/9-11home/links.html#educators
University of California at Berkeley offers an archive of geographical and historical
information on Afghanistan and central Asia.
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~iseees/9-11page.html
