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Napoleon
Encyclopedia Britannica
Modern European History, Mr. Lewin: Library Resources for Research Paper
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Otto von Bismarck
Encyclopedia Britannica

Alexander II
Encyclopedia Britannica
2009 April 08: E & G block students, Mr. Lewin has asked me to check your citations today, April 8, and again on Tuesday, April 14. After that, I will be glad to look them over *only* if you ask me to.
2009 April 07: As many of you know, the link to Gale Virtual Reference Library does not always work from this page. Sorry about that! I've given you a link directly to the Bullis Lilbrary webpage which is more reliable -- see note below.
2009 April 1: Hello, MEH students! We'll be together for the next two weeks. I'm here for you -- send me an e-mail or stop by and see me if you have any questions outside of class.

Online Subscription Databases

BULLIS DATABASES
History Resource Center: World
Perform a BASIC search on you person's last name. Remember to check each of the tabs for additional resources:
ProQuest Platinum
Enter your person's last name, and put checks in the boxes for "Full Text" and "Scholarly Journals":
Gale Virtual Reference Library
2009 April 07: This link does not always work. Please get to these online books as you normally would by going to The Bullis School > Academics > Library > Online Resources > E-Books. Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience.
Enter your person's last name in the basic search box and do a Keyword Search:

When doing this off-campus, you will need to know the passwords. They are on Mrs. Lowry's website.

Print Sources

DESTINY, BULLIS LIBRARY CATALOG

To locate books on your person, simply enter their last name in lower case (bismarck), or their name and number in lower case and quotation marks ("alexander ii") into the library catalog, Destiny, and do a Keyword search:
      bonaparte
      "charles x"
      "wilhelm ii"

To find an encyclopedia, do a Keyword search using this search expression:
      encyclopedia AND europe

E-BOOKS

There are several e-books in ebrary that might be helpful to you (login and password sent by email in August 2008).


MLA Works Cited Page

NOODLETOOLS
1. Here is the link to NoodleTools.
(a) Create a personal account for yourself; I suggest that you use your Bullis e-mail name and your Bullis e-mail password.
(b) You'll need the Bullis login and password if you do this from home. They can be found on Mrs. Lowry's website.
2. For your list style, select "MLA Advanced."
3. To "share" your Works Cited page with Mr. Lewin,
(a) Open your "List" and look for the Share button
(b) and use the "class name" Lewin Block A or Lewin Block C or Lewin Block E or Lewin Block G.

Using NoodleTools for Mr. Lewin's MEH Project
(two-page handout distributed by Ms. Semple in class on April 2)

Internet Websites

Try limiting your Google search to reputable websites by limiting your search to specific domains. For this assignment, I suggest that you limit your web searches to .edu or .org websites. In front of your search terms, add the following text:

site:edu    OR    site:org
Some examples:

site:edu "otto von bismarck"
site:edu "louis XVI"
Last updated on 2009 April 16. The Bullis School is an independent school located in Potomac, Maryland, USA.