Embedded Files
🔐Home Access Passwords (if you need them-Gale, EBSCO and Salem may ask)
Step 1: Get an overview of your topic.
Look for a wikipedia article or brief article in a book about your topic.
As a group, gather and organize the basic information into an outline, list, or concept map.
Step 2: Create a plan to find information
Look at your assignment sheet and create a list of questions to answer or sub-topics to pursue.
Think about what type of information you need to find and what type of source would have it.
Create a search strategy to find the information.
example: What was the timeline of the Golden State Killer's crimes? I want to find a news story about it.
"golden state killer" "timeline" "news" (the quotes tell Google to find a page that includes these words or phrases on the page.
Websites
Websites
NY Times & NY Times: Times Machine
Set up a school account by going to the NY Times Passes page and sign in with Google. Troubleshooting Document
Specific Cases
EBSCO Research Starters
The Black Dahlia
BTK Murders
"Damsel of Death" Killings
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery
JonBenét Ramsey Murder
OJ Simpson Case
The Zodiac Killer
The Boy in the Box Case
Carol Jenkins Murder
Cline Axe Attacks
Woman Seeks Would-Be Killer (podcast transcript)
Christiana Mall Shooting
The Allyson Dalton Disappearance
The Dating Game Killer (Rodney Alcala aka John Berger)
Jeanette DePalma Murder
Dunbar Robbery
The Easter Sunday Heist
Emmett Till
Angela Hammond
Crime at Bedtime podcast
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery
Jeanine Nicarico Murder
Kenneka Jenkins
The Killer Babysitter (Christine Falling aka Christine Slaughter)
Lindbergh Kidnapping & Murder
Loomis Truck Robbery
The Michaela Garecht Disappearance
Osage Murders
Paul Joseph Fronczak Kidnapping
Janice Pockett Case
Paper Ghosts Podcast: The Dead Butterfly (Episode Marked as Explicit)
NOTE: alternate link if not working
Plymouth Mail Truck Robbery
Elizabeth Ann Smart Abduction
Stacy Peterson Disappearance
Many documentaries on Prime, Apple TV+
Tara Calico Case
The Tara Calico Investigation (podcast website)
Vanished podcast
Teresita Basa Murder
Timothy Wiltse (Wiltsey) Murder
The Villisca Axe Murders
Christopher Wallce (aka The Notorius B.I.G.)
The Wheaton Bandit
Public Library Access
The public libraries in our area have robust collections and easier access to the local newspaper archives, without a pay wall. A free library card is all you need. You will need to visit the Naperville Public Library or the Aurora Public Library, depending on where you live.
Naperville Public Library
Chicago Tribune
Search and find Chicago Tribune content on ProQuest.
Chicago Tribune (1985 to Current) - Search text only issues from 1985 to present.
Chicago Tribune Recent (2008 to Recent) - Search full page images from 2008 to recent issues. Coverage extends to within days of the current issue.
Explore Chicago history with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online.
Browse the Chicago Sun-Times Collection.
Explore suburban area history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online.
Browse the Daily Herald Collection.
View image or text versions of recent and past issues of the Naperville Sun. Search this resource and find content from the present day as well as some issues that date back to 1997.
Browse the Naperville Sun Collection.
Aurora Public Library
Explore Aurora history through local news, events and people with the Beacon News Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Archival issues prior to 1997 are available on microfilm. Please see a librarian for assistance.
Explore and stay informed on local topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.
Search text only issues from 1985 to present.
Content includes articles between 1849-1985. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Search 1000+ newspapers, magazines, and journals. The Consumer Reports can be found using this database.
Go to the digital collection and open Press Reader
Get access to over 7000 newspapers from around the world and in different languages.
Citations
Citations
There are two options for citation tools you can use to cite your sources.
Google Docs Citation Tool
These are directions for using the citation tool in Google Doc.
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