Free access to articles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) covering specific diseases as well as sections on Clinical Articles and Epidemiologic Investigations, Preparedness, and Policy, Historical, and Editorial Perspectives.
Bioterrorism gateway that features daily news and technical information on specific types of bioterrorism hosted by CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota.
Collection of "sound memories" of the World Trade Center provided by the media, historians, artists, the public and others sponsored by NPR's Lost & Found Sound; includes tapes of police scanners, voice mails and personal recordings made on 9/11.
Project to preserve the history of September 11 in stories, multimedia, images, e-mail, Web sites and other contributions organized by the American Social History Project at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
Items collected by Thomas and organized into four categories: Bills & Joint Resolutions Signed Into Law, Other Resolutions Approved, Legislation With Floor Action, and Legislation Without Floor Action.
Site of the advocacy group comprised of family members of September 11 victims which includes news on many related topics, a calendar of events, lists of victims, and support resources for families.
Exhibition of materials acquired by the Library of Congress in the American Folklife Center, Area Studes/Overseas Offices, Geography and Map Division, Library Services, Prints and Photographs, Serials and Government Publications Division, and Rare Book and Special Collections.
Web site of the public education campaign initiated by the ten members of the 9-11 Commission for the purpose of educating the public on the issue of terrorism and what can be done to make the country safer.
Primary documents from the National Security Archive on five topics: Terrorism and Usama bin Ladin; Congressional Research Service reports; General Accounting Office reports; Department of Defense Directives, Instructions and statements; and Presidential Directives and Executive Orders.
List of governmental Web sites that have removed information in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks maintained by the Office of Management and Budget; see also Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism, a similar resource list maintained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Collection of essays on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features essays by novelist Tom Wolfe, the Reverend Al Sharpton, a U.S. Supreme Court correspondent, and others. Also includes a slideshow of items remaining from the ashes of the attacks, a feature about eight survivors, and links to related articles and photos from past 9/11 anniversaries. From New York Magazine. Annotation: Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index.
This companion website for an exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History "represents a work in progress. It embodies the best efforts of staff ... to document and preserve a wide range of stories about September 11." The site features clear, well-organized images of objects representing "the material record of this important event in American history." Includes personal narratives by the curators. Annotation: Copyright 2006 by Librarian's Internet Index.
Report from the library of the United Kingdom's House of Commons by Tim Youngs, Paul Bowers and Mark Oakes of the International Affairs and Defense Section.
Collection about America's near and long term strategy for combating terrorisim and consisting of analytical articles, reports, fact sheets, texts of legislation and more in several topical areas from the Center for Defense Information.
Full text of several reports from the National Acadamies Press; topics include airline passenger security screening, bioterrorism, laboratory safety, and computer and cyperspace security.
Part of the PBS Frontline television series, this program explores America's "first war on terrorism," initiated by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Includes a timeline covering attacks on Americans from 1979 to 1988, interviews with officials such as Caspar Weinberger and Bud McFarlane, and an overview of the evolution of Islamic terrorism, starting from 1968. Annotation: Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index.
This July 2006 CRS (Congressional Research Service) Report for Congress surveys trends in terrorism, including more "micro-actors" (small autonomous groups and individuals), increased sophistication, and an overlap of terrorism with international crime. Includes statistics and policy discussions. Opens directly into a PDF file. Provided by the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Press Centers. Annotation: Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index
An excellent online "compilation of speeches, interviews, statements, and publications of jihadist leaders, foot soldiers, and sympathizers" gathered from public access Web sites. Covers topics such as worldview; grievances; justification of terror and violence; exhortations and calls to jihad; problems and disagreements; and strategy and tactics. Searchable by date, author, affiliated group, source, and keyword.
From the National Counterterrorism Center. The goal of these reports are "to document trends and developments in global antiterrorist activity, summarize activity in terrorist hotspots, and profile locations where terrorist activity occurred."
