Lake Region Union High School

317 Lake Region Rd.
Orleans, Vt. 05860
(802) 754-6521

Manifest Destiny Historical Fiction Journal Project

Bibliography · Books · Subscriptions · Reccomended Websites

Search Engines · Evaluate Websites · Streaming Video On-line

Pathfinder for Research:

Bibliography

Use Noodletools for your bibliography and notes. If you don't have an account, ask Ms. Hamblett for the user name and password.

Books:

Use Destiny to find print resources available in your L.R. Library.

(Look at the "Categories" section for Manifest Destiny and Westward, but don't stop here.)

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On-Line Subscription Services for Magazines, Newspapers, & Reference Articles:

Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Annals of American History

Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.

Daily Life On-Line

A collection of full-text searchable books Requires skilled search techniques.

Daily Life on the Nineteenth Century American Frontier (From Daily Life)

One example of the type of resources available from Daily Life On-Line.

e-Library

Offers more than 1,500 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Includes Encyclopedia Britannica, Compton's Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, journals and magazine articles, web sites,and videos.

Expanded Academic ASAP

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

General Reference Center Gold

A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Infotrac Custom Newspapers

Search the full text of over 100 U.S. and international newspapers, including the New York Times (starting in 1995), the Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London).

Proquest Historical Newspapers

The graphical version of HNP offers a user-friendly design and new student-friendly features, including our Student Edition timeline and topic browse. You may be able to access multiple historical newspaper titles here.

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Recommended Websites:

Destiny, our library catalog has recommended websites for this subject.

PortaPortal

Log on as Mrs. Hamblett' guest using the guest name hphamblett and check out the long list of recommended sites under Westward Expansion.

EDsitement

National Endowment for the humanities.

Library of Congress: American Memory Page

National treasures at your fingertips. Many primary sources.

Search Engine Selection

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need

Each search engine and directory is carefully described to assist you in making the best selection.

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Evaluate Websites

Kathy Schrock's guide: How and why to evaluate websources

Edsitement recommendations

The Virtual Chase

Streaming Video On-line

United Streaming

Discovery Education streaming is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service to help improve students' retention and test scores; it is aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards. Find out what more than 30,000,000 teachers and students already know -
Discovery Education streaming works.

List of other streaming videos

Be selective and don't spend too much time in a website that may be of limited value.

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