1968

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Sources: Muhlenberg Context

Ciarla (Yearbooks)
LOCATION: 1967-1968 and 1968-1969 are ON RESERVE (Ask at Circulation Desk on Level A)

Evening Chronicle (Clippings)
Clippings of the Evening Chronicle (precursor to Morning Call) related to Muhlenberg College
LOCATION: In Special Collections office.  Contact Diane Koch (dkoch@muhlenberg.edu / 484.664.3694) to arrange for use. 

Muhlenberg Weekly
LOCATION: 1967-1968 and 1968-1969 are ON RESERVE (Ask at Circulation Desk on Level A)

Muhlenberg Weekly Memories Presented to the Class of 1968
Photocopies of Weekly articles of the highlights of that class's 4 years on campus prepared for last year's reunion
LOCATION: ON RESERVE (Ask at Circulation Desk on Level A)

Sources: National Context

The following are national media sources available in Trexler Library for 1968.  The table indicates the publication titles, the format in which they are available, and the location in the library where they can be found.

Publication Title Format Location Indexing Tools
The Atlantic Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Harper's Magazine Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Life Microfilm Level A Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
The Nation Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
National Geographic Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
National Review Microfilm Level A Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
New Republic Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
New York Times Microfilm Level A New York Times Index or http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=p
New Yorker Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Newsweek Paper Level C Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Time Microfilm Level A Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
U.S. News and World Report Microfilm Level A Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

More on Indexing Tools

While it is possible to browse each publication individually, it may be more effective to use various indexing tools to search across the publications. 

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Most of the above titles, except for the New York Times, are indexed in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. 
LOCATION: Reference Indexes (Level A)

New York Times Index
The New York Times has its own index, called the New York Times Index, but is also searchable online through the New York Times website. 
LOCATION: Reference Indexes (Level A) or http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=p

Citing Your Sources

For examples of APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style, 6th ed.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA Style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

UW Madison Writing Center Writer's Handbook: APA Documentation
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html

For help collecting, managing, and citing your research resources, consider using Zotero:

Trexler Library handout on using Zotero:
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/help/techguides/zotero.pdf

Zotero website (download Zotero, additional information):
http://www.zotero.org/

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