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Display Results
This features
allows the user to sort the search results either alphabetically
or by educational value rating.
The default display is sorted by educational value rating.
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Education Level
The content
of each website in the Guide is evaluated for appropriate
education level (Elementary, High School, and/or University).
Some websites have content that is useful for multiple education
levels.
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Educational Value
Rating
The educational
value rating for each site is indicated by a number icon (1
- 5) which corresponds to the number of educational features
it offers. Sites with fewer features (and therefore lower
ratings) may include material of significant educational value.
However, we recommend that students begin their investigation
of a topic by visiting higher-rated sites first.
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Factsheets
This feature icon indicates
sites that provide brief overviews or summaries of topics
to introduce the reader to the subject matter. Factsheets
can be provided as pdf files, MS Word files, HTML text, etc.
Factsheets typically include useful introductory information
(history, chronology, definitions, descriptions) on nonproliferation
topics. The site may or may not refer to this material as
"factsheets".For example, the OPCW calls its factsheets,
"factfiles."
Example: Factsheets
can be found at http://www.armscontrol.org/
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Full Text Documents
This feature
icon identifies sites that contain full text documents that
can be provided as pdf files, MS Word files, HTML text, etc.
Examples of full text documents include articles, scholarly
papers, treaty texts, reports, briefings, or policy papers.
A site that has only one or two full text documents available
will not be identified as having the full text feature.
Example: Full
text documents can be found at http://www.stimson.org/pubs.cfm
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Internship/Fellowship
Opportunities
This
feature icon identifies sites that contain information on
internship or fellowship opportunities for students. Many
organizations offer undergraduate and graduate internships
in the summer as well as during the academic year.
Example:
Internship opportunities can be found at http://cns.miis.edu/cns/edu/intern.htm
and http://cns.miis.edu/cns/edu/summer.htm.
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Keyword Structure
The search
engine for the Guide has three levels of keywords. There are
8 main keywords (arms control, disarmament, export controls,
missile defense, nonproliferation, organizations, regions
and treaties). These primary keyword topics are general concepts.
Each primary keyword has its own set of subtopics. The subtopics
are also fairly general but divide the primary keyword into
more precise topics. Each subtopic is further divided into
even more specific keywords to help focus your search.
For example,
"Arms control" is divided into 10 subtopics (Biological
weapons, Chemical weapons, Conventional weapons, International
organizations, Missile defense, Missile technology, Nuclear
weapon-free zones, Nuclear weapons, Regions, and Treaties/agreements).
Each of these subtopics has its own set of more specific keywords.
See the example below:
Arms control
>> biological weapons >>
>>Ad
Hoc Group (VEREX)
>>BTWC
>>Geneva Protocol
>>Mendoza Accord
>>Australia Group
>>Trilateral Agreement on Biological Weapons
>>Verification
>>Inspections
You will
see the keyword options for further narrowing your search
at the top of the results page
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Languages
This feature
indicates the languages used in the website. The Guide includes
websites in many different languages. The user may search
for websites in a specific language by using the Feature Search.
The languages found in the website will be indicated in your
search results.
Example:
A site that contains extensive information on arms control
in both English and Russian can be found at http://www.armscontrol.ru.
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Major Topics
In the
Major Topics section, the user will find the key topics of
a website. A key topic is one that is covered in-depth and
will therefore be of particular educational value to the user.
The individual topics are linked directly to the page in the
website that contains the information on the topic. The user
will readily be able to find the information on specific topics
by clicking on these links.
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Multimedia
This
feature icon highlights sites that include educational multimedia,
such as photos, graphics, audio and video files, interactive
online tutorials, or webcasts.
Example: An UNSCOM photo
collection can be found at http://cns.miis.edu/research/iraq/_gallery.htm.
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Organization Category
The Category
indicates what type of organization hosts the website. There
are six organization categories: Education, Government, International,
Media, NGO & Private.
- Education
- This category includes high schools, colleges, universities,
and academic institutes (i.e., Center for Nonproliferation
Studies).
- Government
- This category includes agencies, departments and branches
of national governments (i.e., U.S. Department of Energy).
- International
- This category includes multilateral organizations that
involve cooperation between national governments (i.e.,
International Atomic Energy Agency).
- Media
- This category includes newspapers, magazines, journals,
and media-related organizations. (i.e., National Press Institute).
- NGO
- This category includes all non-governmental organizations
(i.e., The Henry Stimson Center).
- Private-
This category includes for-profit organizations such as
businesses and corporations (i.e., U.S. Industry Coalition).
Some organizations
belongs to two categories. For example, CNS is both an educational
institution and a nongovernmental organization.
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References
This
feature icon identifies sites that contain additional references
such as lists of books, journal articles and other written
publications. These references are not necessarily available
online but provide further reading lists and sources for research.
Example: A reading list can be
found at http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/resources/readinglist.asp.
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Searching the Database
The database
can be searched by keywords, features or any combination of
both. In
order to maximize your use of the Guide, be as specific as
possible in your search.
The database
can be searched by keywords, features or any combination of
both. Using
the keyword section of the search page, the user types in
a word or phrase (ex: Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty) or selects
a topic from the keyword menu (ex: Arms Control). A keyword
selection from the pull-down menu will produce a list of possible subtopics as well as search results based on the selected
keyword. The search may be narrowed further on the results
screen by selecting a subtopic.
The
feature section of the search page allows the user to search
the database for sites with certain educational features such
as internships, full text documents, factsheets, multimedia,
references or link collections. The user can also limit the
search to sites with content appropriate for
certain education levels (elementary, high school & university),
to sites with a specific Educational
Value Rating (assigned by CNS), to sites in a specific
language, or to sites with various Teaching
Tools.
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Search Results
A database
search will produce a list of sites that contain information
in the field of nonproliferation studies. The following is
a sample record for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Center
for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)     
Web
Site Description: The Center for Nonproliferation Studies
(CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies conducts
research and analysis on a broad range of disarmament and
nuclear nonproliferation topics. Online databases house extensive
collections of academic articles along with up to date information
on current nonproliferation issues. Good starting point for
any research dealing with arms control and weapons of mass
destruction. [reviewed 7/30/01]
Major Topics: Chemical
and Biological Weapons Resources,Missile
Resources,Nuclear
Resources,WMD
Terrorism,International
Treaties & Regimes,The
Nonproliferation Review
Feature: CNS Databases
Education Level: High School & University
http://cns.miis.edu
The entry
begins with a description of the website- what kind of organization
it is, what their main focus is, and what types of information
you will find. The date reviewed indicates the date that CNS
has last evaluated the website. The "Major Topics"
section offers sublinks, when available, to specific pages
in a website that may be of special interest to the user.
The "Feature" section tells the user additional
information about educational resources on the site. Please
see the icon key for more information
on the feature icons, found in the upper right-hand corner
of each entry.
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Teaching Tools
This search
tool allows the user to find websites that have features of
particular relevance to teachers. Teaching tools include chronologies/timelines,
curriculum/lesson plans, glossaries, online tutorials, student
contests, and course syllabi.
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Web Links
This feature
icon indicates sites that contain extensive link collections
or links to other online resources that are useful for educational
purposes.
Example:
A guide to online information on nuclear weapons
can be found at http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nuguide/guinx.asp.
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Website Description
The
Website Description outlines the type of organization that
hosts the website, the topical focus of the organization,
and resources to be found on the site. This description is
followed by the date the site was last reviewed by CNS.
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Website Selection
Guidelines
1. The
CNSERG includes sites of official organizations such as governments,
international organizations, educational institutions, media,
research institutions and NGOs involved in nonproliferation,
arms control, and disarmament.
2. The
site must contain information on at least one of the primary
keyword categories
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arms
control
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disarmament
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export
controls
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missile
defense
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nonproliferation
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organizations
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regions
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treaties
3. The
sites must contain information designed for, or especially
useful to, students and educators.
4. The
CNSERG will primarily include sites with original material.
Sites containing only link collections and the like will be
included provided that the content is useful for educational
purposes.
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