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The Power of Nonviolent Change: Resources for Student Activism

This guide offers valuable resources for students interested in activism and nonviolent methods of change. It highlights various library tools, including MNCAT for books, the Sage eReference Encyclopedia for academic articles, and Proquest Newsstand for newspaper coverage. Explore topics such as student activism, nonviolence, hunger strikes, employee strikes, and more. Whether researching social protest or environmental activism, this resource lays a foundation for understanding and engaging in effective activism through quality scholarly sources and practical search techniques.

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The Power of Nonviolent Change: Resources for Student Activism

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  1. EDPA 1905 Freshman Seminar Student Activism: The Lost Art of Nonviolent ChangeLaurel Haycock, September 2007

  2. Take a Look: Library Resources • Books: MNCAT • Reference Sources: Sage eReference Encyclopedia • Articles: Education Full Text • Newspaper Articles: Proquest Newsstand • Many others: Academic Search Premier: • http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/asp.cgi • Google Scholar, blogs...

  3. http://www.lib.umn.edu/ • Library web page is a starting point to link into books, articles, newspapers, other materials; many are e & some are paper • Undergraduate Virtual Library is also an option: • http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/ • Sometimes Google Scholar works well too! • http://scholar.google.com/

  4. http://mncat.lib.umn.edu/ • MNCAT: Books • Keyword Searches…Words adjacent? • Try: student activism, nonviolence, hunger strike… employee strikes … labor union strike …protest movements … war protests … environmental activism • Check Availability & Location

  5. http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/sageereference • Sage eReference: • Full Text Search in all the Sage E Reference Encyclopedias • Keyword search: social protest, student activism, nonviolence... environment activism… “sit in”… hunger strike…

  6. http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/eft.cgi • Education Full Text for Articles: • Keyword Searches • Direct Link to Full Text or Else Use Find it!

  7. http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pn.cgi • Proquest Newsstand • Newspaper Articles and More

  8. Consider… • How will you decide if you are finding quality sources? • Scholarly? …Academic? • Sensational? • Opinion? • Biased? • Substance? • Timely? • Accuracy? • Credibility?

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