New: "Searchable Database Memorializes American Terrorism Victims Back to 1970"
From the The Oklahoman (NewsOK.com):
The Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism has launched a searchable database of terrorism victims dating back to 1970.
The database includes more than 4,000 names of Americans killed in acts of terrorism.
The victims also are memorialized by a 60-by-20-foot flag hanging from the ceiling of the institute’s training room in downtown Oklahoma City.
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Some terrorist events searchable on the flag and in the database include the 9/11 attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing as well as the Beirut barracks bombing in 1983.
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See Also: Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Library
See Also: MIPT Launching Victims of Terrorism Database (News Release)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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