PSX5Central

Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Eiksirf on February 11, 2006, 01:16:51 PM

Title: World War II research
Post by: Eiksirf on February 11, 2006, 01:16:51 PM

Any body know how/where I can find information on the Curtiss-Wright Corporation\'s involvement in making aircraft and parts from Fairfield New Jersey during World War II?

I\'m tired of googling. I\'ve only found bits of info from that and the Curtiss-Wright website.

I want to search old, local newspapers. Can I do that online for free?

I might have to hit one of those places where they keep all the books.... Libraries?

-Dan

Title: World War II research
Post by: Titan on February 11, 2006, 05:27:28 PM

I think libraries would be your best bet. Have fun :)

Title: World War II research
Post by: mjps21983 on February 11, 2006, 06:29:31 PM

Yea, ever heard of those, do they even still have libraries, lol.

Title: World War II research
Post by: videoholic on February 11, 2006, 06:33:42 PM

God . I remember how much it sucked doing research back in the day.  No fucking google.  You have to actually read a book to get a nugget of info.

Title: World War II research
Post by: Coredweller on February 11, 2006, 07:09:56 PM

Books have something call an "index" and a "table of contents."  You don\'t have to read a whole book for a nugget.

You can search online public access catalogs for free on the internet.  Might as well start with the LOC:  http://catalog.loc.gov/  Start building a bibliography of books that might contain what you\'re looking for.  There are many books specifically on WWII defense contractors.  Search OPACs for your local libraries to find out who holds the books.  When you find a book, check the author\'s bibliography for more ideas to expand your own list.

I sort of doubt that you want to look at historic newspapers, unless you are a history major.  Those probably aren\'t good sources anyway.

Libraries provide access to databases of journal articles that are not available free on the Internet.  Sometimes the full text articles are also available electronically from the same library.  If not, you can figure out which libraries hold the journals, and take a trip over there.

Research is fun unless you\'re lazy.

Title: World War II research
Post by: CHIZZY on February 12, 2006, 02:40:04 AM

microfiche, bitch!

Title: World War II research
Post by: Eiksirf on February 12, 2006, 07:06:08 AM

Yeah but how do you know where to look? I picked a paper, the Newark Star Ledger - but would I basically just start looking from day to day until I found something?

-Dan

Title: World War II research
Post by: Titan on February 12, 2006, 09:37:53 AM

There are online Databases such as Ebsco which you can search for, find the newspaper, month, day it was published and work from there.

Title: World War II research
Post by: Coredweller on February 12, 2006, 09:33:23 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Eiksirf
Yeah but how do you know where to look? I picked a paper, the Newark Star Ledger - but would I basically just start looking from day to day until I found something?

-Dan

If you don\'t know shit about how to use a library, then ask a librarian.  That\'s what they are there for.

Title: World War II research
Post by: Eiksirf on February 13, 2006, 04:52:28 AM

Douche.

-Dan

Title: World War II research
Post by: Titan on February 13, 2006, 11:21:37 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Eiksirf
Douche.

-Dan

Spam?

Title: World War II research
Post by: Coredweller on February 13, 2006, 12:19:43 PM

OK maybe I was a bit harsh, and I have no way of knowing what level of the educational process you have reached.  I do recall that my teachers introduced us to beginner level library research, including periodical and newspaper indices when I was in elementary school / junior high; about 7th or 8th grade at least.  

If that is no longer the case, or if you actually reached college without learning how to do this stuff, then I am truly frightened for our educational system.  It\'s probably not you, it\'s the system thats wrong.

Title: World War II research
Post by: Eiksirf on February 13, 2006, 12:27:55 PM

Nah, they teach that stuff. It\'s just not used very often. Especially the microfiche/film. I didn\'t know they had a search database for that. (Must\'ve sucked to create that.)

I\'ve used microfilm before, so maybe I did know that once...

-Dan