DSPW 0800
Mr. Bush Fall 2007

Assignment:

Choose a person, dead or alive, from the last 50 years (1957 - present).

Write a 4-5 page paper about that person's impact/importance to the field in which they excelled.

Must use at least 5 sources at least 3 different types of sources (article, book, quality web site).

Where to Start - Articles Anyone?

Ask for the User Name and Password for off-campus

Biography Resource Center - a great place to start for essays or articles

Type in the name of your person in the Search box; pick the name from a list

Masterfile Premier - full text of many different magazines and journals

Type in your person's name - can limit results to articles with more than 1 page

Some Good Books

International Encyclopedia of Women in Sports Ref GV709 .I58

Encyclopedia of Country Music Ref ML 102.C7 E54

American Icons Ref E169.1 .A472155

Look for other reference books or books to check out in the Library Catalog

Consider also the public library's catalog for books - especially for entertainers and athletes

Quality Web Sites

Internet Public Library's Biographies - http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00/
Library schools' staff have already evaluated the sites!

Time 100 - http://www.time.com/time/time100/index_2000_time100.html
Time Magazine's selection of people "who most influenced the last 100 years"; good short biography and timeline of individuals - be selective about who you pick.

Kennedy Center Honors - www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/history/home.html
Kennedy Center honors artists every year for their "lifelong accomplishments and extraordinary talents."

Top North American Athletes of the Century - http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/athletes.html
ESPN's list of the 100 "great athletes of the 20th century."

DSPW 0800Mr. Bush Fall 2007

Assignment:

Where to Start - Articles Anyone?

Some Good Books

Quality Web Sites

Cite Your Sources

DSPW 0800
Mr. Bush Fall 2007