The Bullis School, Main Number: 301-299-8500
Entrance to Auschwitz
Library Resources for WWII Project
Mrs. Semple, Librarian
301-983-5721
Pat_Semple@bullis.org
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start out by searching on a broad topic:
france -
use quotation marks for phrases:
"world war II" - sort your results list by RELEVANCE
- pay attention to the tabs on the results list
- always use the PRINT button to format your article before printing
2009 May 12: For "Half page, two notecards per page" printing of notecards you will have to play with MS Word settings -- I recommend 0.3" margins and Arial 10-point font.
2009 May 7: Vardi MEH Students, I am impressed with how hard you are all working. I will check citations one more time on Monday, May 11.
2009 May 6: IM chat box available again tonight from 7:00-9:30pm. (Not available or even visible when on Bullis network.)
2009 May 5: I will have a chat window open tonight from 7:00-10:00pm if you need help -- it will be at the top of this page.
2009 May 4: JSTOR is live! If you have time tonight, go ahead and set up your MyJSTOR account so that you can start researching right away in tomorrow's class.
2009 May 4: Remember to "share" your NoodleTools Works Cited list with me by using the Share button
and entering Modern European History - B or Modern European History - D or Modern European History - F
2009 May 4, 8:00am: Welcome back, MEH students! "Second verse, same as the first" -- send me an email if you need help.
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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REFERENCE SOURCES & PRIMARY SOURCES:
Start with a global search. Remember that less is more -- the broader your topic, the more you will find. Using quotation marks, enter something like "world war II" or "invasion of normandy"; use the expand icons [+] in the menu bar at left to see the lists of subtopics:
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- REFERENCE SOURCES: Before you enter your search term, expand [+] the History file so that you can select the reference book that best meets your needs, Europe Since 1914:
- JSTOR
- ACADEMIC JOURNALS: We have this database for a two-week trial. You will be asked to create a MyJSTOR account -- jot your user name down in a safe place.
- History Resource Center: World
- ALL SOURCES: Use the word "AND" to combine two concepts, and set the radio button to "World & US":
- Don't overlook the other tabs -- the first results list you see is usually just the reference books:
- ProQuest Platinum
- ACADEMIC JOURNALS:
Enter a search expression, and put checks in the
boxes for "Full Text" and "Scholarly Journals":
- ProQuest Historical Newpapers
- PRIMARY SOURCES: Archival issues of The New York Times and The Washington Post. Use the word "AND" to combine two concepts -- because this is a collection of newpapers written at the time, and not in retrospect, "war" is probably a better keyword to use than "world war II":
- war AND (england OR "great britain")
For the passwords to the various databases, please go to
Mrs. Lowry's website.
When searching for primary sources, limit your Google search to specific domains. In front of your search terms, add the following text:
site:eduSome examples:
site:edu world war ii archive
site:edu france post world war ii
site:edu italy after world war ii
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
- Good collection of primary sources. (Fordham University)
- The Avalon Project
- A treasure trove of primary sources. (Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School)
- Documents of World War II
- Good collection of primary sources. (Prof. Ferraro, Mount Holyoke College)
- World War II
- Video clips, speeches, maps -- all primary sources. Not an .edu site, but approved for use. (History Channel)
- World War Two
- Good place for historical overviews. Not an .edu site, but approved for use. (BBC)
- Nazi and East German Propaganda
- Some primary sources. (Calvin College)
- Digital History: Resource Guides
- More primary sources. (University of Houston)
- The National Security Archive
- A collection of declassified government documents.
Try searching on:
france "world war ii" (George Washington University) - National Archives & Records Administration
- Look in menu on left for "Explore and Interact" section. Contains mostly American artifacts. (U.S. Government)
- American Memory Project
- Contains mostly American artifacts. (Library of Congress, U.S. Government)
And finally this, from Wikipedia's entry on itself, "Wikipedia: About":
"Visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute... Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which, in principle, anybody can contribute, it differs from a paper-based reference source in important ways. In particular, ...newer articles more frequently contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation that has been recently added and not yet removed..." [emphasis is added]
MLA Works Cited Page
- This is the NoodleTools: Creating Notecards handout that I distributed in class on May 5.
- This is the ***CORRECTED*** NoodleTools: Creating MLA List handout that I distributed in class on May 4. (It contains new names for Share accounts -- they are also listed below.)
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Remember to "share" your list with Ms. Vardi and Ms. Semple
by using the Share button
and entering
Modern European History - B or Modern European History - D or Modern European History - F - I will check your citations on Wednesday, May 6, and again on Monday, May 11.
- Printing notecards: For "two to a page" you will have to play with MS Word settings. I recommend 0.3" margins -- go to Page Layout > Page Setup > Margins -- and Arial 10-point font.