North Hunterdon High School Media Center

Modern American History

Scope:

This guide provides you with a variety of sources, appropriate subject headings and keywords you can use in your research.

Search strategies

Books
   OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)  [Card Catalog Online]
      
Do a "Power Search" using your terms.
       Open the record, check other subject headings that might give you other materials on
        your topic.
       Add any materials to your bookbag.

Books have been pulled on many topics so check the cart first.

 
Electronic Databases


American Government

Accessible from Home
Provides comprehensive curriculum- based reference and research materials on the workings and history of the United States Government.

Now includes:  American History and World History.  Just go to "Switch web sites" from the startup page for American Government.

* See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login


CountryWatch
Accessible from Home
CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world.



Congressional Quarterly

Accessible from Home
Provides comprehensive, nonpartisan analysis of contemporary issues.
* See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login



EBSCOHost -  Click on MasterFile Premier

Accessible from Home
MasterFile Premier for Magazine Articles

History Reference Center


*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login



Facts On File

Accessible from Home
Facts On File's Reference Databases are interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects, such as American history, science, multicultural studies, women’s studies, geography, and careers.
*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login



Infotrac Student Edition

Accessible from Home
Contains thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login



Newsbank

Includes Science Source

Accessible from Home
Information from over 500 newspapers and newswires, covering social issues, economic, environment, government, health, science, and sports (1991-Current)
*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login

 


Oppposing Viewpoints
Accessible from Home
Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues.
*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login



Sirs Researcher

Accessible from Home
General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.
*See Mrs. Konefal in the Media Center for password & login

 
Web Sites

Subject Directories

About.com
www.about.com

General 20th Century Resources
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/decsg.html

Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org

Librarians Index to the Internet
lii.org

Multnomah Library Homework Site
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html#20th

Search engines

Google.com Advanced search

Teoma.com

WiseNut.com

Yahoo.com

 

 

   


 

 

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