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 * [|Find books:]** You have the option of logging into the library catalog using your school username and password. Doing so allows you to create lists, save your searches, and write reviews for books. You **do not** have to log in to search for books.=====

Search by "Keyword" or "Subject". Try terms like:
World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1914-1918 cold war iran contra united states history Particular person: Last name, First

R 031 B862 __Encyclopedia Britannica__ R 327.73 H673 __History in Dispute__ series R 327.174 E56 __Encyclopedia of Arms Control & Disarmament__ R 355 O98a __American Military History__ R 973 B862 __Annals of America__ series R 973 F469 __The Fifties in America__ R 973 G875 __Encyclopedia of American Studies__ R 973 O98 __Oxford Companion to US History__ R 973.03 C744 __Dictionary of American History__ R 973.0496 E56 __Encyclopedia of African-American Culture & History__ R 973.7 C748 __Encyclopedia of the Confederacy__ R 973.9 E93 __Events that changed America in the twentieth century__ R 973.917 Great Depression R 973.92 S625 __The Sixties in America__ R 973.924 S497 __The Seventies in America__ R 973 F142 __Chronology of American History__
 * Reference Books**

Remember...You can also find books at the [|Free Library of Philadelphia] and using [|AccessPA].


 * Databases: ** To use the databases from home go to [|Moodle >] **McShain Library** for a list of usernames and passwords. Two advantages to using databases: 1. Articles found on databases have been previously published in print. They have been [|vetted] by professionals. You can be sure you are using authoritative, reliable sources. 2. Most databases will create citations for you. All you have to do is make sure they are formatted correctly.


 * [|American Decades Ebook]
 * [|American & World History]
 * Oxford Ref Online
 * [|Student Resource Center]
 * [|History Behind the Headlines Ebook]
 * [|JSTOR]


 * Free Web**: Anyone with a computer and internet access can create a free website. Be prepared to evaluate free web resources based on the following criteria: currency (when was the page/site created or updated), authorship (who wrote it and what are their credentials), relevance (does the information support your thesis or answer your questions), and accuracy (can facts, statistics, etc. be verified elsewhere).
 * Internet Public Library
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 * [|OAIster] Find the "hidden pearls" of the web with this search tool.
 * [|Hawk Search] A specialized search for the Prep using Google technology.