AUC Reference

Questions on National Refugee Laws

Students in FMRS are now doing their research papers and must find legal documents to use as sources.  Many people will be looking for national laws regarding refugees. 

For those doing research on Europe, the US, Canada, Asia, South Africa or Australia, please direct them to the government pages regarding immigration/refugees (google-able) AND also direct them to http://www.refugeecaselaw.org/links_3.asp

For those doing research on other countries, specifically in South America and Africa, our resources are slim, but there are some good things to be found at http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/215.html  if you search under the country you are interested in.  *NB: you must know the language of the country you are researching to read most of these laws (not local languages, but things like English, French, or Spanish).

Also, this section of the UNHCR site may be a useful resource.

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/template?page=research&src=/static/legal.html
Under the RefLeg-National Legislation section you can select your country in the drop down box.  You can also use this site to search refugee policy documents by country. Universal and regional instruments.

RHET 103 American Dream

I created a course guide:

http://aucref.typepad.com/library_instruction/2006/10/rhet_103_the_am.html

American Dream RHET 103 (check Murle's folder at the desk, too)

Some of the RHET 103/American Dream students are having trouble narrowing their topics related to the American Dream. Our catalog has some titles that look pretty good. And to help students identify some characteristics of the "American Dream":

1)From Oxford Reference Online:

American dream

پ¨ n. 
the traditional social ideals of the U.S., such as equality, democracy, and material prosperity.

2)A WebQuest from the Library of Congress:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/index.html

3)From Wikipedia:

"The American Dream is the belief that in the United States of America, hard work can lead to a better life, usually through the earnings of money. These were values held by many early European settlers. People think the American dream is to have two children and live in a suburban house with financial security and have 2 car garage. Currently this iconic middle class lifestyle is lived by a sizable minority.[1] [2] The American Dream has been criticized for its emphasis on material possessions as a way of finding happiness."

Political Science 320

Approximately 25 students have to write a 10 page research paper on a topic of their choice. Nicole worked with the professor to develop the following course-specific guide: http://aucref.typepad.com/library_instruction/2005/10/pol_sci_320_int.html

If students come to the desk, direct them to the guide--they have seen it before! The guide hilights databases that will prove to be most helpful for students materials covered in this class.

Political Science 405

International Politics of the Middle East

2 sections of this class, over 50 total students have to write a 20 page research paper on a topic of their choice. Nicole worked with the professor to develop the following course-specific guide:  http://aucref.typepad.com/library_instruction/2005/09/pol_sci_405.html

If students come to the desk, direct them to the guide--they have seen it before! The guide hilights databases that will prove to be most helpful for students materials covered in this class.

Political Science 201

Parliamentary Elections Project

Several sections of this class are doing this project. Students are divided into groups.  Each group has been assigned an Egyptian political party. They have to research the party. Nicole worked with the professors to develop the following course-specific guide:  http://aucref.typepad.com/library_instruction/2005/09/pol_sci_201.html

If students come to the desk, direct them to the guide--they have seen it before! Also, don't fret if you have trouble finding information about a political party--their assignment requires an interview with a party official!

Finance 426

Students are asking for The IMF CD that Professor Islam Azzam said is at the library.

This can be found at Main RESERVE--2 Hour. Look under FINC 426.