LIVING WOMEN HEROES November 18, 2009
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For students in Mrs. Martin’s English I class, here are the links from the hand-out you received during your visit to the library. Don’t forget to use your local public library for more resources — books, magazines, and their electronic databases.
Please stop by and see us in the library if you need help.
Library Catalogs
- Do a Subject search for your person: Last Name, First Name.
- Do a Keyword search for your person: “First Name Last Name” (try it with and without the quotation marks)
- Do a Subject search by profession: Women physicists, Women dancers, Women authors, Women blues musicians.
- Res Library catalog
- Chicago Public Library (http://www.chipublib.org) Use the Advanced Search link
- Niles Public Library (http://www.nileslibrary.org)
- Park Ridge Public Library (http://www.parkridgelibrary.org)
Res Library Subscription Databases
- Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com) This is an online encyclopedia for basic, introductory information. Start here!
- Reader’s Guide Full Text Select (http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/) Once you login, click on the checkbox next to “Reader’s Guide.” For this assignment, it makes sense to click the checkbox next to “Full Text” so you only retrieve articles that have the full text. Once you have searched and have a Results list, you can sort by “Date” to put the most recent articles first.
- EBSCO Science Reference Center (http://search.ebscohost.com) This is good for information on scientists, astronauts, doctors, etc. Once you login, click on “EBSCOhost Research Databases” to get to the Science Reference Center.
- Gale Literature Resource Center (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/reshs) This is good for information on authors and poets. Look for articles under the “Biography” tab after you search for your person’s name.
- FACTS.com Issues & Controversies and Today’s Science (http://www.fofweb.com) These are 2 separate databases. Issues & Controversies is good for information on politicians and women active in social and political causes. Today’s Science is good for women working in science, technology, medicine, and health care.
Web Resources
Some of these sites are good places to look for ideas of a woman to research. Some of them will provide more in-depth information or links to other resources. Try to find the person’s official website for the most up-to-date information. No doubt you will find many other web resources. Just make sure you know who the author of the website is and their credentials — you must know if you can trust the information they are providing.
- Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org)
- Internet Public Library — Biographies collection (http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00)
- Time 100 (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1894410,00.html)
- Women Nobel Laureates (http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/women.html)
- Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership (http://www.guide2womenleaders.com)
- Women’s International Center Biography page (http://web.me.com/uromastyx.studio/WIC/wic2008biogreaphies.html)
- World’s Most Powerful Women — Forbes magazine (http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/18/worlds-most-powerful-women-forbes-woman-power-women-09-angela-merkel_land.html)
- Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com)
Citing Your Sources
Use your Writing Stylus to help you understand the MLA format. It is best to collect the information you need for your bibliography as you do your research rather than trying to go back and reconstruct your sources later.
An excellent resource to help you format your citations is the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01)
Use the Oregon School Library Information System website (http://old.oslis.org/docs/MLAcitexamprtnprt8-07.pdf) to see examples of citations in proper MLA format.
GREEK-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY October 26, 2009
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For Ms. Boe’s World History students, here are the links from the handout you received during my presentation in the library. Consult the handout for the best way to use some of the resources listed below.
Please come and see us in the library if you have questions or need help. If you didn’t receive a blue sheet with the usernames and passwords for the subscription databases, stop by the library to get one.
Don’t forget to use the books and subscription databases available through your local public library.
Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com)
Daily Life Online (http://dailylife.greenwood.com)
EBSCO Science Reference Center (http://search.ebscohost.com)
Bulfinch’s Mythology on Bartleby.com (http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/)
Encyclopedia Mythica (http://www.pantheon.org)
British Museum — Ancient Greece (http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Ancient History – Greeks (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/)
Minnesota State University — Ancient Greek Civilizations (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/)
Tufts University Perseus Digital Library – Hercules (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/)
World News Network – Ancient Greece (http://www.ancientgreece.com)
Theoi Greek Mythology (http://www.theoi.com)
Exploring Ancient World Cultures (http://eawc.evansville.edu/grpage.htm)
U.S. Census Bureau – U.S. Gazetteer (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/)
Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org)
Internet Public Library Pathfinder on Greek Mythology (http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48479/)
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
Oregon School Library Information System (http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/apacitations/)
CHEMISTRY OF CHRISTMAS COOKIES October 20, 2009
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For students in Chemistry classes, here are some suggestions for places and ways to search for information for your project on the chemistry of Christmas cookies. Don’t forget to invite your helpful Library staff to the cookie exchange!
Some things you might need to be researching:
- basic ingredients (see the list from your teacher);
- ingredients specific to your cookie;
- heat and its effects: conventional oven, microwave oven, baking, frying, “no-bake”;
- order of mixing ingredients;
- grouping of ingredients in a recipe: wet, dry, etc.;
- processes: whipping, creaming, refrigerating before shaping;
- reactions in mixing and preparing
- reactions in the oven or other heating process
Not all of these things will affect the chemistry, but some might, so you want to consider them.
Some search terms you might want to try for Keyword and Subject searching:
- chemistry AND cooking
- science AND cooking
- chemistry AND cooking AND cookies
- molecular gastronomy
- Food — Analysis
- Food — Composition
- food AND chemistry
- [specific ingredient] AND chemistry
You can use these terms in library catalogs and subscription databases and search engines on the web. Some will work in some places and some in others. Try a few searches and see what you end up with. The word “AND” should be written that way. It is a Boolean operator and tells the database or whatever you are searching that you want the terms on either side of the AND to be in the same article, webpage, record, etc. It is a way to help focus your search and narrow the list of results.
Some places to search or resources to use (and maybe some help with search techniques):
- Britannica Online (http://school.eb.com) Get a blue sheet from the Res library with the username and password for this subscription database. This is an online encyclopedia. Use the “High School” level and just enter baking in the search box. The baking article has good introductory information The Table of Contents for the article is listed along the left-side and you can expand the topics by clicking on the + sign next to each topic.
- On Food and Cooking : The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee. Updated edition published by Scribners in 2004 (9780684800011). Many, many public libraries have this book. It is used as the textbook for the “Kitchen Chemistry” course taught at MIT.
- EBSCO Science Reference Center (http://search.ebscohost.com) Get a blue sheet from the Res library with the username and password for this subscription database. Once you login, click on the EBSCOhost Research Databases link to get to the Science Reference Center.
- The Accidental Scientist : The Science of Cooking from the Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/) Look at the section on Eggs and Bread. Also click on the Ask the Inquisitive Cooks icon on the right-side of the main page and look at the topics in their archives.
- When examing books you’ve found through searching library catalogs, use the book’s Table of Contents and index to find out if the book has information that will be useful. Don’t forget to look at the bibliography in books and articles to help you find more information.
- How Baking Works (http://www.baking911.com/howto/how_baking_works.htm) from the Baking 911 website. This site is authored by Sarah Phillips, a cookbook author, speaker, and consultant.
- Butter Through the Ages (http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/) Click on the Composition link and work through the sub-pages for more detailed information. This site is sponsored by the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement.
- Cook’s Illustrated magazine from America’s Test Kitchen. They have a Food Science section in the magazine, but you will have to find a public library that keeps the back issues since online access is only available to magazine subscribers. Use the online listing (http://www.americastestkitchen.com/foodsciencelist.asp) to find relevant articles and then look for the print copy. If you find an article you want, come and see us in the library and we will try to get it for you through interlibrary loan.
- BakeWise by Shirley Corriher, published by Scribners in 2008 (9781416560784) Corriher is a former research biochemist and the book’s strength is in the explanations of the underlying principles of baking. This book should be available at many public libraries.
- Good Eats by Alton Brown, both his books and episodes from the TV program. There’s an episode called “The Cookie Clause” that looks promising if you can find it.
- readings and related resources from the “Kitchen Chemistry” course at MIT. The course materials are available on their OpenCourseWare site (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-287Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm)
- King Arthur Flour’s Baker’s Companion cookbook (9780881505818) and King Arthur Flour’s Cookie Companion cookbook (9780881506594) Both of these books are produced by the King Arthur Flour Company of Vermont and while they are primarily filled with recipes, there is also a great deal of background information on baking. Find them at your public library.
I know this has been a long post, but I hope it has been useful to you. If you have questions or run into problems, please come see us in the library.
CHICAGO HISTORY 1750-1850 September 9, 2009
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Here are some online resources for students in Ms. Boe’s History of Chicago course who are working on their group projects. I will be covering print resources as well as some tips for researching in my presentation tomorrow. If, in the course of your research, you find other good sources, whether print or online, I hope you will post them here to share with others.
Encyclopedia of Chicago Online (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org)
Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org)
Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com)
Internet Public Library–Stately Knowledge–Illinois (http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/il1.html)
Daily Life Online — War of 1812 and other general U.S. History topics (http://dailylife.greenwood.com)
Illinois Harvest — a public gateway to digitized and born digital resources on Illinois (http://illinoisharvest.grainger.uiuc.edu)
Chicago Ancestors — Newberry Library — 1834 Map of Chicago (http://www.chicagoancestors.org) Go to Tools menu, then look for “Other Maps” along the right side.
Newberry Library — Mapping the French Empire in North America (http://www.newberry.org/smith/exhibits/fe/fe.html)
NEW DATABASE August 31, 2009
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Welcome to a new school year! This year, we’ve added a new online database to our line-up — Daily Life Through History Premium, provided by Greenwood Publishing.
This database combines content from the Daily Life Through History and World Cultures Today databases. Together, they are a rich source of historical background that can also be connected to contemporary society around the globe. Daily Life Through History Premium provides access to material from hundreds of Greenwood’s print titles and is especially strong in social history resources. It will be valuable for many projects in a variety of subject areas. The database also includes primary documents, maps, timelines, and many folk tales and fairy tales from around the world.
We are working on a guidesheet to help you navigate this new database and take advantage of all that it offers. We will post the completed guidesheet here on the blog and print copies will be available in the library.
You can access this database from home or school by using this URL:
http://dailylife.greenwood.com
Stop by the library and pick up a “blue sheet” with the usernames and passwords for all 10 of our subscription databases.
RWANDA March 18, 2009
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For students in Ms. Boe’s Current Events class who are coming into the library on Friday and next Monday, I’ve gathered some sites to help you in your research. I know that each group is addressing a different aspect of the situation in Rwanda, so some of these sites may be more useful to some groups than to others.
You can try searching for Rwanda, but I also had good luck searching for Rwanda AND genocide as well as Rwanda AND genocide AND response. After you search, especially in the subscription databases, look at the left and right sides of the Results page for links to more information. The same is true when you click into an article or document. Most databases and some stand-alone websites will try to connect you with related information.
As always, library staff will be around to help, so feel free to ask. If you need the usernames and passwords for the subscription databases, pick up a blue sheet in the library.
Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com
British Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.bbc.co.uk
African Union (formerly Organisation of African Unity)
http://www.africa-union.org
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org
PBS FRONTLINE — Ghosts of Rwanda
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/
Readers’ Guide Full Text Select
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/
Current Issues : Reference Shelf Plus (section on Genocide)
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/
FACTS.com Issues & Controversies
http://www.2facts.com
CQ Researcher
http://library.cqpress.com
Britannica Online
http://www.school.eb.com
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES November 23, 2008
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Students in English II classes, here are some suggestions about how to begin your search. Don’t hesitate to talk with Res library staff if you need more help finding resources.
Background Reading
Before you start marshalling your arguments, take the time to do some background reading on your topic. Look for a balanced overview that will give you a sense of the key issues and points of debate as well as some history on the topic. One of the most important reasons to do background reading is to help you find subject terms, names, and keywords that you can use when searching for further resources on your topic.
Some places to look for overviews: books (they will often use the term “overview” or “history” in the title or subtitle), any of the databases listed below, a general encyclopedia (depending on your topic), general news magazines like Time or Newsweek.
Evidence to Support Your Argument
There are different types of evidence that might support your argument:
- “facts” about your topic: for example, a description of the various methods of contraception
- statistics: demographic information (for example, the number of teens murdered by handguns in the U.S. each year), public opinion surveys (for example, the number of people who favor the death penalty), usage (for example, the number of 13-year-olds who admit having tried marijuana)
- research studies : for example, a study showing that breaking large high schools into smaller units reduces the dropout rate
- anecdotal evidence: this is usually one or more stories that highlight a specific individual or place but illustrate the larger issue or topic (for example, the story of an illegal immigrant who cannot get healthcare for her children)
Think about what kind of evidence will best support the various points you are raising. If you are having trouble finding sources for evidence, see the Res Library staff.
Citation Information
Collect the citation information for your bibliography as you do your research.
- Check your Writing Stylus and get an idea of the different information you will need for each type of resource: book, print article, article from an online database, website, video, etc.
- Several of the subscription databases have a feature that helps you format your citation for the article you are viewing.
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University is an excellent resource to consult (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/)
Books
Some series that present articles on various controversial topics are:
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Taking Sides
- Current Controversies
- Issues in Focus
- Social Issues Firsthand
- Issues on Trial
- Pro/Con
- The History of Issues
Most public libraries will have at least some of these. You can get others through InterLibrary Loan.
Use a library catalog to find books on your topic. Use the bibliographies in books and articles to find more resources. Use the call number of a good book to browse the shelves for more books.
In the Res library, books in the Opposing Viewpoints series can be found in REF 002 OPP and books in the Issues in Focus series can be found in REF 001 ISS. Also search the Res Library catalog.
Res Library Subscription Databases (See the blue sheets for user IDs and passwords)
- Reader’s Guide Full Text Select. This is a database of articles published in magazines. Once you login, click on the checkbox next to “Reader’s Guide.”
- Current Issues : Reference Shelf Plus. A database of full-text articles from key publications covering a variety of current social, scientific, health, political, and global issues. The editor-selected resources are designed to provide a well-rounded overview of the topic. Once you login, click on the checkbox next to “Current Issues: Ref Shelf Plus.”
- FACTS.com Issues & Controversies. A great resource for controversial issues as well as tracking current events. There are quick links to “Issues in the Headlines” on the right side of the main page.
- FACTS.com Today’s Science. Useful for science-related research as well as controversial topics related to science, medicine, and technology.
- CQ Researcher. Provides in-depth coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. Once you login, choose “CQ Researcher Online.” The Pro/Con link on the left-side menu provides a list of topics to browse.
- Current Issues in Health. Offers specially selected resources on health topics. You can use the Search Box or drill down through a particular topic. Search results can be full-text or just the article citation. Once you login, click on the checkbox next to “Current Issues: Health.”
- Britannica Online. This online encyclopedia provides basic, introductory information and can be a good place for an overview of your topic.
- EBSCO Science Reference Center. Once you login, click on “EBSCOhost Research Databases” to get to the Science Reference Center. It includes chapters from books, reports, and articles from journals and magazines.
- FirstSearch is really a number of databases under one umbrella. You can search up to 3 databases at one time. Three general databases are WilsonSelectPlus, ArticleFirst, and ECO. Depending on your topic, you might want to also search MEDLINE (for health and medicine topics) and ERIC (for education-related topics). Once you login, click on the List All Databases link. To select a database to search, click in the checkbox to the left of the database name. Once you have selected your databases, click the Select button. Click on the Advanced Search link; this will give you more control of your search and better results. Click on the title of an article to get more information about that article; most article citations have at least an abstract or summary to help you get an idea of what the full article is about. Some articles have a link for View Full Text in HTML format and/or View Full Text in PDF format. You can click on those links and get the full text of the article. If you have an option, choose PDF. Some articles in your Results list will only have a link that says See more details for locating this item. If you think the article will be useful to you, print out the citation and bring it to the library and we will request a copy of the article from another library.
Web Resources
If you use web sites, you must absolutely know who the author is!
- Start with the Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org)
- The Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com) is a newspaper with an excellent website. Use the Search box to find articles on a variety of topics.
- The Public Library of Law (http://www.plol.org) provides free access to selected U.S. legal materials. See your handout or library staff for the correct username and password.
- The Multnomah County Library Homework Center Social Issues page (http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html) has a good set of links on a variety of issues, but be warned that not all links are active.
- Hot Topics from the University of Louisville (http://library.louisville.edu/government/news/otherlinks/otherlinks.html) The links tend to be from government sources or centered on policy and legislation.
- FRONTLINE from PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/) produces excellent television news documentaries on timely and controversial topics. Many of these programs are available on VHS or DVD through your local public library.
- The Internet Public Library Social Issues and Social Welfare Subject Guide (http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/soc80.00.00) provides links to online resources in a number of categories.
- Browse the Res Library Web Resources page (http://www.reshs.org/snav/165/page.htm) for other good sites.
ROMAN NEWSCAST PROJECT November 13, 2008
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For students in Ms. Boe’s Honors World History classes, here are some ways to find good resources for your newscast segment.
THE RES LIBRARY OR YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Do a Subject search in the library catalog for the following subject headings:
- Rome—Civilization
- Rome—History—Augustus, 30 B.C. – 14 A.D.
- Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C. – 284 A.D.
- Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C. – 476 A.D.
You can also browse the shelves at these call numbers. Don’t forget to look in the Reference section under the same call numbers.
- 937
- 930
- 938 (sometimes Roman history is combined in a book on Greek history)
You might also want to look at travel books on Italy and Rome. They usually have a section on history and will have some information on Roman times.
Use the Table of Contents and index of the books to find specific information.
WEB RESOURCES
Until November 30 we have access on a trial basis to the Daily Life Online : Daily Life Through History database by Greenwood Publishing. Go to: http://dailylife.greenwood.com. In the Quick Search box, enter either “Daily Life of Ancient Romans” (include the quotation marks) or “Daily Life in the Roman City” (again, include quotation marks). You will be asked to login when you try to click into an article in your Results list. The username and password is on the handout you received in the library.
Don’t forget Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com) for basic information. The Username and Password is on the blue sheets which are available in the library.
Another good place to start is the BBC’s pages on Ancient Roman history
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans)
Also try the Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org) section on Italy and Rome. At the main page, choose “Arts & Humanities,” then “History,” then “History by Place,” then “Italy and Rome.”
The British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours.aspx) has a number of online tours. Scroll down to the bottom of the right side column for the tour on Rome.
The University of Evansville sponsors a site called Exploring Ancient World Cultures (http://eawc.evansville.edu/www/ropage.htm) and they have an interesting set of links to other web sources that might be useful for you.
Rome : From Republic to Empire (http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanpages.html) is a site put together by a professor at the College of New Rochelle for a course she taught.
The Classics Unveiled site (http://www.classicsunveiled.com) has two sections that might be helpful: Rome Unleashed covers the political situation and Rome Exposed covers daily life.
Selected Resources on Roman Social History (http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/rome_social.html) has some good resources, but be warned that not all links are still active. The link for Recipes looked interesting.
The Nova Roma website (http://novaroma.org/) is sponsored by an organization “dedicated to the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues.”
Aquae Urbis Romae : The Waters of the City of Rome (http://www.iath.virginia.edu/rome/) is sponsored by an affiliate of the University of Virginia.
The Roman Empire in the First Century (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/) is a companion website to a PBS documentary series.
The Digital Roman Forum (http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum/) is sponsored by the UCLA Cultural Virtual Reality Laboratory.
There are also 2 DVDs that might be useful if you are researching sports: Colosseum : A Gladiator’s Story (produced by the BBC) and The True Story of Gladiators (produce by the History Channel). Check your local public library system for either of these.
GREEK-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY October 7, 2008
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For students in Ms. Boe’s World History classes, here are a couple of sites that weren’t on your handout. I’ve also listed all of the web resources from your handout so you won’t have to type in all of the URLs. Don’t forget to use Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com) for basic information about gods and goddesses and Greek mythology.
First, for help with your bibliography, go to the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/). Click on the “Research and Citation” tab along the right-side menu. The “APA Formatting and Style Guide” is an excellent tool to help you cite and format correctly. Take a minute to look at all of the other resources provided under “Research and Citation.” This site can help you in many of your classes, both now and in the future.
Second, here are a few more sites that we found after your handout was printed.
- Theoi Greek Mythology (http://www.theoi.com)
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures (http://eawc.evansville.edu/grpage.htm) Click on the “Internet Sites” link along the left-side menu to browse more sources.
- Internet Public Library Pathfinder on Greek Mythology (http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48479/)
- Daily Life Online : World Folklore and Folklife (http://folklore.greenwood.com) This is a trial database. See Ms. Boe or one of us in the Library for the Username and Password to access this database.
Here are the links from the handout:
- Bulfinch’s Mythology on Bartleby.com (http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/)
- Encyclopedia Mythica (http://www.pantheon.org)
- British Museum — Ancient Greece (http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Ancient History — Greeks (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/)
- Minnesota State University — Ancient Greek Civilizations (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/)
- Tufts University Perseus Digital Library — Hercules (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/)
- World News Network — Ancient Greece (http://www.ancientgreece.com)
- U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. Gazetteer (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/)
- Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org)
- Oregon School Library Information System (http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/apacitations)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS September 1, 2008
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Here are the links to the websites listed on your handout. Don’t forget to stop in the library on a regular basis and browse our print magazines for appropriate articles. And let us know if you find other good websites for finding articles.
Res Subscription Databases. You will need the proper username and password from the blue sheets available in the Library. Consult the handout for tips on how to efficiently search these databases.
- EBSCO Science Reference Center (http://search.epnet.com)
- Reader’s Guide Full Text Select (http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/)
Newspapers, Magazines, and Online Databases.
- Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com)
- Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
- Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.chicagosuntimes.com)
- New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
- Public Library of Science (http://www.plos.org)
- Chicago Wilderness magazine (http://www.chicagowildernessmag.org)
- Audubon Society magazine (http://www.audubonmagazine.org)
- Nature Conservancy magazine (http://www.nature.org/magazine/)
