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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order America at a Crossroads 
 Website for a 2007 public television series that explores "the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world -- including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops serving abroad; the struggle for balance within the Muslim world; and global perspectives on America's role overseas." Includes interactive timeline, video diaries, and discussion guide. Sections for individual films contain additional material, such as video clips, maps, and readings. Produced by WETA. http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jan 6, 2009 America's Day Of Terror
The site is an overview of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. There is information about each of the four seized airline flights and their suspected hijackers' names; selected images from the day's ensuing disasters; lists of the Twin Tower tenants; a minute-by-minute timeline of "America's darkest day" as it unfolded, and first-hand family and survivor accounts. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/americas/2001/day_of_terror/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 10, 2005 Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001
This bibliography covers the aftermath of the attacks, congressional and presidential actions, global terrorism, international politics, national security, U.S. foreign relations, weapons of mass destruction, and the U.S. military. Compiled by Kevin D. Motes, reference librarian in the U.S. Government Information Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/terrorism/911.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated May 19, 2005 Inside 9/11
Companion website to August 2005 National Geographic programs, providing a detailed look at the events surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features biographies of key figures, photos, over 50 videos of interviews, and a timeline. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside-911 Topics: Photograph Collections: History, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 28, 2008 September 11, 2001: Attack on America
A collection of documents related to the September 11, 2001, events, including press releases, briefings, public laws, executive orders, proclamations, and more. From the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/sept_11/sept_11.htm Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 16, 2005 The September 11 Digital Archive
This project's goals are to "collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses." The site is a collection of first-hand accounts of the events and the aftermath, "collecting and archiving emails and digital images growing out of these events, organizing and annotating the most important web-based resources on the subject, and developing materials to contextualize and teach about the events." http://911digitalarchive.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 10, 2005 The September 11th Sourcebooks: National Security Archive Online Readers on Terrorism, Intelligence and the Next War
The sourcebooks, created in late 2001, cover terrorism, Afghanistan, anthrax, biological warfare, King Zahir, and Osama bin Laden; documents from the State Department and other government sources, some decades old, are accompanied by modern commentary from the staff of George Washington University’s National Security Archive. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/sept11/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Notable People: Government, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated Sep 12, 2002 Today in History: September 11
This site provides annotated links to Library of Congress resources on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, noting that "Today in History ordinarily presents events that happened at least twenty-five years in the past, but this day is an exception." Also includes links to material on Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, who "made her American debut at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York City on September 11, 1850." From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep11.html Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 2, 2008 |
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