SS11 1960s and 1970s in Canada
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Books
A number of books have been set aside for you on the reserve cart. They will be available for your library sessions and for signout afterwards. Use the library catalogue to find additional print sources. http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Cite these sources as a book in print format.
General Reference Encyclopedias:
WorldBook, Britannica and the Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Start with the Canadian Encyclopedia to get the Canadian perspective on your events.
Type in one of the suggested topics or use the timelines to get other ideas.
Examples:
Use World Book and Britannica for global topics such as Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
Cite encyclopedias as reference sources.
Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th- and 21st-Century America
A reference source of pop culture. Chose Volume 4 for the 1960s and 1970s era.
Video Databases
CBC Curio
WVSS has a subscription to CBC Curio which has numerous video resources on this era.
There is one full length feature called Years of Hope and Anger that covers major events of the 1960s and 1970s in Canada. https://curio.ca/en/video/years-of-hope-and-anger-1751/ All Curio titles can be viewed at school without a password.
Media sources
CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation)
Canada’s National Broadcaster, CBC, will have a record of events in Canada during the 1960s and 70s.
Add CBC to your search term to find media sources reported at the time of these events, or go directly to CBC Digital Archives and search there.
Examples:
Cite these as news sources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Cite these sources as websites and remember to differentiate between the website and the webpage.
Government of Canada websites
Government of Canada websites will be an excellent, reliable source of information for your project. You can limit your Google search to just Government of Canada sources by typing :.gc.ca after your search term (Example: Canadian Space Milestones:.gc.ca)
Some examples of Government websites to get you started:
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, First Nations in Canadian Society, Includes such topics as the government's White Paper, Land Claims, Nisga's Treaty, and the James Bay Cree Power Project.
http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1307460872523#chp5
Pierre Trudeau Library and Archives Canada, Prime Ministers of Canada,
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/politics-government/prime-ministers/pmportrait/Pages/item.aspx?PersonId=15
Official Languages Act of 1969 http://www.officiallanguages.gc.ca/en/language_rights/act
Royal Commission on the Status of Women http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/rc-cr/roycom/index-en.html
Canada’s New Flag 1965 http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444133232512
Discover Canada: Modern Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-07.asp
Correctional Services 1960-1979: An era of innovation http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/about-us/006-2004-eng.shtml
Armed Forces
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/canadian-armed-forces
Canadian Space Milestones http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/about/milestones.asp
Department of Justice speaking on Immigration
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rp02_8-dr02_8/p3.html
Canadian Music, Library and Archives Canada (Cancon)
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/rpm-story.aspx
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
- Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment or use the Working Bibliography Sheet. Use MLA style and Junior setting. Keep track of your sources as you go.
- Find a variety of good-quality academic sources for your research
Books
A number of books have been set aside for you on the reserve cart. They will be available for your library sessions and for signout afterwards. Use the library catalogue to find additional print sources. http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Cite these sources as a book in print format.
General Reference Encyclopedias:
WorldBook, Britannica and the Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Start with the Canadian Encyclopedia to get the Canadian perspective on your events.
Type in one of the suggested topics or use the timelines to get other ideas.
Examples:
- Pierre Trudeau: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-elliott-trudeau/
- Canadian Bill of Rights: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-bill-of-rights/
- October Crisis: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/october-crisis/
Use World Book and Britannica for global topics such as Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
Cite encyclopedias as reference sources.
Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th- and 21st-Century America
A reference source of pop culture. Chose Volume 4 for the 1960s and 1970s era.
Video Databases
CBC Curio
WVSS has a subscription to CBC Curio which has numerous video resources on this era.
There is one full length feature called Years of Hope and Anger that covers major events of the 1960s and 1970s in Canada. https://curio.ca/en/video/years-of-hope-and-anger-1751/ All Curio titles can be viewed at school without a password.
Media sources
CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation)
Canada’s National Broadcaster, CBC, will have a record of events in Canada during the 1960s and 70s.
Add CBC to your search term to find media sources reported at the time of these events, or go directly to CBC Digital Archives and search there.
Examples:
- The Order of Canada http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/1967-first-order-of-canada-appointments-announced
- The Cuban Missile Crisis: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/special-report-on-the-cuban-missile-crisis
- The Abortion Debate: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/dr-henry-morgentaler-enters-the-abortion-debate
- The October Crisis: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-october-crisis-1.973762
- The birth of Greenpeace: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/the-birth-of-greenpeace
- The Sixties Scoop: http://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/the-sixties-scoop-explained
Cite these as news sources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Cite these sources as websites and remember to differentiate between the website and the webpage.
Government of Canada websites
Government of Canada websites will be an excellent, reliable source of information for your project. You can limit your Google search to just Government of Canada sources by typing :.gc.ca after your search term (Example: Canadian Space Milestones:.gc.ca)
Some examples of Government websites to get you started:
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, First Nations in Canadian Society, Includes such topics as the government's White Paper, Land Claims, Nisga's Treaty, and the James Bay Cree Power Project.
http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1307460872523#chp5
Pierre Trudeau Library and Archives Canada, Prime Ministers of Canada,
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/politics-government/prime-ministers/pmportrait/Pages/item.aspx?PersonId=15
Official Languages Act of 1969 http://www.officiallanguages.gc.ca/en/language_rights/act
Royal Commission on the Status of Women http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/rc-cr/roycom/index-en.html
Canada’s New Flag 1965 http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444133232512
Discover Canada: Modern Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-07.asp
Correctional Services 1960-1979: An era of innovation http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/about-us/006-2004-eng.shtml
Armed Forces
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/canadian-armed-forces
Canadian Space Milestones http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/about/milestones.asp
Department of Justice speaking on Immigration
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rp02_8-dr02_8/p3.html
Canadian Music, Library and Archives Canada (Cancon)
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/rpm-story.aspx