Columbus Day Controversy

Use the resources and search tips listed below in your search for information on Columbus Day.

 Online Resources:

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 Internet Resources:

Band March on as Columbus Day Controversy Continues: http://www.umb.edu/news/1997news/reporter/ureporter1097/columbusday.html

Celebrate! Holidays in the USA - Columbus Day: http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html

The Christopher Columbus Controversy: Western Civilization vs. Primitivism: www.aynrand.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr004=ithl352fc1.app7a&page=NewsArticle&id=
 6165&news_iv_ctrl=1021

Columbus and the Indians: Friend of Foe: http://www.osia.org/public/pdf/Columbus_FriendorFoe.pdf

Hero? Monster? No Big Deal?: Fans and Foes of Columbus Worlds Apart, Then There are Those Who Don't Care: http://www.ccmep.org/2003_articles/General/101003_hero_monster_no_big_deal.htm

History Channel - The History of Columbus Day - Controversy: www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=
 196&display_order=3&mini_id=1044

Transforms Columbus Day Alliance: http://www.transformcolumbusday.org/

Why Columbus Matters: http://www.osia.org/public/pdf/Why_Columbus_Matters.pdf

Why We Should Celebrate Columbus Day: http://www.osia.org/public/pdf/Celebrate_Col_Day.pdf

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com,  www.google.com or http://scholar.google.com/.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Christopher Columbus", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on Christopher Columbus as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Christopher plus all of the sites containing the word Columbus.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about Christopher Columbus, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find information on the controversy surrounding the celebration of Columbus Day, I would enter the following:

    "Columbus Day", celebration, controversy

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to critically evaluate Internet sources.  UC Berkley Library's Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask is an excellent source to help you critique the quality of websites in the following areas:
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