I attended a faculty workshop at Jackson where one of the librarians from Belhaven’s Library shared how to access their database of clips from 60 Minutes to use in class. This is a great way to start a discussion and present different perspectives. Here is the process:
- From the Belhaven homepage, click on Library under Academics
- Scroll down and click on Databases (in the gold box)
- Scroll down to the bottom of the list of databases and click on 60 Minutes: 1997-2014. It’s the last database listed.
- You will have to enter your Belhaven credentials to access the material
Here are some of the searchable categories:
Subjects
- Terrorism (173)
- War (128)
- Presidents (126)
- Politics (103)
- Film and films (81)
- Medical treatments and procedures (81)
- International relations (80)
- Economic conditions (71)
- Laws and legislation (70)
- Actors (68)
- Criminal investigations (67)
- Murder (58)
- Soldiers (55)
- Government (52)
- History (52)
- Television programs (52)
- Trials and litigation (49)
- Elections (48)
- Election campaigns (47)
- Children (45)
- Health care issues (45)
- Scientific research (45)
- Technology (44)
- Health (43)
- Internet (43)
- More…
This is a great way to augment your class – give it a try and let me know how it goes.
One thought on “Using clips from 60 Minutes in your class”
Librarians are a great resource, and I hope we can use them more.
60 Minutes represents so many smart and valuable ideas from history, business, politics, and culture.
Kim Priesmeyer