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Books | Electronic databases | Web sites | Plagiarism policy

Books

Check the Media Center's online catalog for books about Mexico.

Look also for Web Path Express results — high-quality, evaluated web sites, which may be listed within your search results and are designated with this symbol:

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Electronic databases & e-books

Facts on File-Ferguson's Career Guidance Center: Learn about the day-to-day life and responsibilities of a career.

Facts on File-World Atlas: From the entry for your country, go to the Geography section and select Cities and Towns from the Gazetteer drop-down menu.

BEST BET Grolier Online Encyclopedias: Enter a city or country into the Find It Fast search box for articles from Encyclopedia Americana (detailed information), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (brief information), or Lands and Peoples (detailed information.)

Grolier Online-Lands & Peoples: Information about the land, people, heritage, education, cities, economy, history, and government of various countries, plus Mexican state articles in Spanish.

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Web sites

Advantage Mexico

http://www.advantagemexico.com/

Select your city name from the links on the left.

A Country Study: Mexico

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html

Enter the name of your city in the Search Mexico box for links to pages that contain key facts.

Columbia Gazetteer of North America

http://www.bartleby.com/69/

An brief summary of key facts about North American cities, including those in Mexico.

BEST BET Mexico Connect

http://www.mexconnect.com/

Information and FAQs about Mexican travel destinations. Enter your city name in the SiteSearch box on the left.

Mexico Destinations

http://www.justmexico.org/mexico/destinations/

Information for travelers.

Where to go in Mexico

http://gomexico.about.com/od/planningandinformation/u/destinations.htm

An overview of top destinations in Mexico.

Tourism by State

http://www.gob.mx/wb/egobierno/egob_Tourism_State_

Information from the government of Mexico. Determine which Mexican state your city is in, and select the state from the list.

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Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

Tips for citing databases in NoodleTools
(MLA advanced mode)

If you used a database to find:	Select citation type:	On the screen that asks, "What is the publication medium ..." or "In what medium did you view ..." select:	On the screen that asks, "Free or subscription content?" select:
An article originally published in a magazine	Magazine	Online	Subscription database
An article originally published in a newspaper	Newspaper or newswire
A viewpoint essay originally published in an Opposing Viewpoints book	Anthology/Book Collection
An article originally published in the database (e.g., an article in Worldbook Online)	Reference source

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