EndNote

To effectively and efficiently manage your research, you may consider EndNote, a citation management software available free to UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff.  With EndNote you can create a customized library of all your references, organize your references into groups, and export references and PDFs from Atkins Library's databases.  EndNote allows you to insert your references into Microsoft Word, automatically creating citations and a bibliography to match the requirements of your style manual or selected journal. You may also annotate, sync across computers and share your references with up to 14 colleagues.  The premium edition of EndNote desktop is available to download from IT Services:  EndNote download

For more detailed information, visit the Atkins Library's EndNote research guide:  EndNote Research Guide

Atkins Library is also offering EndNote classes throughout the semester.  For a calendar of classes, go to Atkins Library's Workshop and Tour calendar:  Workshop and Tour calendar

To schedule a different time, contact Beth Scarborough at 704 687-0496 or beth.scarborough@uncc.edu.

Archives Unbound : Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life

Archives Unbound :  Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life

When working on historical research, obtaining access to primary source material is important.  In many cases, finding this material can be difficult and time consuming.  In an effort to bring some of this rare primary source material together in a cross-searchable digital format, Gale has created the Archives Unbound collection. Archives Unbound is a vast new resource of topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students. Specifically developed to address the needs of libraries, Archives Unbound is unique not only for its expansive, multi-use content but also for the distinct new intuitive search platform by which you access it. (source)

Atkins Library has invested in several of these collections to meet the university’s research need.  We would like highlight one of these collections: 

Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life

“The bombing of Pearl Harbor and the war that followed were well covered by the national press; however, little was known of the actions this nation took in regard to the Japanese-American minority population living on the West Coast. In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government was besieged with demands that action be taken against the Japanese in the form of removal from "sensitive areas" and incarceration in camps, preferably located in the interior of the U.S. These demands and subsequent actions were motivated by the fear that Japanese-Americans would become a fifth column for the Japanese military command and spy against the U.S. By April 1942, more than 100,000 Japanese persons - aliens and American citizens - were housed in what came to be known as relocation centers run by the War Relocation Authority. This abrupt uprooting not only violated the civil rights of Japanese-Americans, but also caused great financial sacrifice, since much property was sold at distress prices. Every person was allowed to take only what could be carried.” (source)

Date Range: 1942-1945

Content: 24,838 Images

Source Library: Library of Congress

We encourage you to browse and search the collection.