Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
how else to ask.

OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
school, I figured I'd look on USENET.

Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
other languages (not for lack of trying!).

The topics I'm doing papers on:

1. Western Sahara

2. Jacobinism in Turkey under Ataturk

Any suggestions on where I should poke around on USENET for each of
these?

John

"John Penta" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
> how else to ask.
>
> OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
> school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
>
> Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
> that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
> other languages (not for lack of trying!).


www.google.com

www.dogpile.com

www.altavista.com

A local library.

Tex

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:38:48 -0700, "Tex Houston"
> wrote:

>
>"John Penta" > wrote in message
...
>> Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
>> how else to ask.
>>
>> OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
>> school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
>> that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
>> other languages (not for lack of trying!).
>
>
>www.google.com
>
>www.dogpile.com
>
>www.altavista.com
>
>A local library.

A local library only works if you know what to look for.

As far as the rest, the instructors want dead-tree sources.

John

John Penta wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:38:48 -0700, "Tex Houston"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "John Penta" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
>>> how else to ask.
>>>
>>> OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
>>> school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
>>> that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
>>> other languages (not for lack of trying!).
>>
>>
>> www.google.com
>>
>> www.dogpile.com
>>
>> www.altavista.com
>>
>> A local library.
>
> A local library only works if you know what to look for.
>
> As far as the rest, the instructors want dead-tree sources.

Just to satisfy my curiosity, what are you looking for, and what are dead-tree
sources?

George Z.

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:35:26 -0500, George Z. Bush wrote:

> what are dead-tree sources?

Books?

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

Yeff wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:35:26 -0500, George Z. Bush wrote:
>
>> what are dead-tree sources?
>
> Books?

Sounds good to me. But why not call them that, or is "dead-tree sources" a new
buzz word intended to make the users think they're smarter than the rest of us?
(^-^)))

George Z.

I'd work with web sites first (via Google or your favorite search engine).
Don't think you'll find much on USENET.

Mark


"John Penta" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
> how else to ask.
>
> OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
> school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
>
> Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
> that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
> other languages (not for lack of trying!).
>
> The topics I'm doing papers on:
>
> 1. Western Sahara
>
> 2. Jacobinism in Turkey under Ataturk
>
> Any suggestions on where I should poke around on USENET for each of
> these?
>
> John

I agree with Mark. You also might want to more closely define Western Sahara.
Does it include Libya, Algeria, Chad, Morocco? Having done that, what are you
looking for in those areas? History? Politics? Geography? Economics?
Ethnicity? What?

As for Jacobinism in Turkey under Ataturk, I found several hits in that area in
Google. You need to do the same and get on with YOUR homework. Don't expect
the readers here to do it for you.

George Z.

"Mark" > wrote in message
. com...
> I'd work with web sites first (via Google or your favorite search engine).
> Don't think you'll find much on USENET.
>
> Mark
>
>
> "John Penta" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
> > how else to ask.
> >
> > OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
> > school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
> > that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
> > other languages (not for lack of trying!).
> >
> > The topics I'm doing papers on:
> >
> > 1. Western Sahara
> >
> > 2. Jacobinism in Turkey under Ataturk
> >
> > Any suggestions on where I should poke around on USENET for each of
> > these?
> >
> > John
>
>

George Z. Bush wrote :

> I agree with Mark. You also might want to more closely define
> Western Sahara. Does it include Libya, Algeria, Chad, Morocco?
> Having done that, what are you looking for in those areas?
> History? Politics? Geography? Economics? Ethnicity? What?

Western Sahara wants to be a country, I don't think it designates a
part of a Continent (just as South Africa).

useful link : http://www.arso.org/index.htm

John Penta wrote:
>
> Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea
> how else to ask.
>
> OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for
> school, I figured I'd look on USENET.
>
> Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is
> that I only know English; Not even passable or tourist-level in any
> other languages (not for lack of trying!).
>
> The topics I'm doing papers on:
>
> 1. Western Sahara
>
> 2. Jacobinism in Turkey under Ataturk
>
> Any suggestions on where I should poke around on USENET for each of
> these?
>
> John

One good web resource would be findarticles.com, which has
free downloadable articles from a wide range of reputable
journals and magazines.

Joe


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John Penta wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:38:48 -0700, "Tex Houston"
> > wrote:

>> A local library.
>
> A local library only works if you know what to look for.

They have these wonderful people called librarians, you know. A research
librarian can do a world of good in helping you figure out what sources you
should look at. They may not actually know anything about your topics
(probably don't) but they will certainly know where to start looking.

--
Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail
"If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing
special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed)

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 21:04:10 +0100, Skysurfer > wrote:

>George Z. Bush wrote :
>
>> I agree with Mark. You also might want to more closely define
>> Western Sahara. Does it include Libya, Algeria, Chad, Morocco?
>> Having done that, what are you looking for in those areas?
>> History? Politics? Geography? Economics? Ethnicity? What?
>
>Western Sahara wants to be a country, I don't think it designates a
>part of a Continent (just as South Africa).
>
>useful link : http://www.arso.org/index.htm

Precisely. It was formerly known as Spanish Sahara.

CIA factbook article:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wi.html

Otherwise, the exact description of the assignment:

Evaluate the claims of Morocco and the Polisario to Western Sahara.

"George Z. Bush" > wrote in message
...
> Yeff wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:35:26 -0500, George Z. Bush wrote:
> >
> >> what are dead-tree sources?
> >
> > Books?
>
> Sounds good to me. But why not call them that, or is "dead-tree sources"
a new
> buzz word intended to make the users think they're smarter than the rest
of us?

It is nothin' new.