Puerto Rico

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Books

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

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

Country Watch: Current demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental news and information about 192 countries around the world.

BEST BET CultureGrams: Experience the cultures of 190 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information.

Facts on File-World Atlas: Get facts at a glance plus maps, flags, images, and information on geography, climate, history, culture, government, and society.

BEST BET Gale Virtual Reference Library-Nation & World-Countries and Their Cultures: Describes each country's demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.

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.)

BEST BET 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

BBC News Regions & Territories

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/3593469.stm

An overview, key facts, and a timeline of Puerto Rico's history.

El Boricua

http://www.elboricua.com/

A monthly bilingual cultural publication for Puerto Ricans.

Portals to the World

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

In-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. Prepared by subject specialists at the Library of Congress.

BEST BET Welcome to Puerto Rico

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/index.shtml

A wide variety of information about the island, its culture, and its people.

World Almanac for Kids

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/puertorico.html

Facts about Puerto Rico, including land and resources, population, educational and cultural activities, government, and history.

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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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