World War II (Konstandakis)

Recommended Resources

Passwords for Databases can be found here or at the front desk.

• • Encyclopedia Britannica - encyclopedia articles great for background research, not great for citing in an in-depth final research paper

  • US History in Context - a variety of sources about the most important topics, events, and people in US history

  • World History in Context - a variety of sources about the most important topics, events, and people in world history

  • American History Online - a variety of sources about the most important topics, events, and people in American history. Use Facts on File password.

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - reference ebooks on history and other topics

• Handbook to Life in America: The Great Depression and WWII - NEW ebook

Arlington High School Library Catalog

Robbins Library Catalog

Assignment Tools

EasyBib - use for taking notes and creating Works Cited and outlines

In-Text Citation Reference - AHS Research Handbook

In-Text Citation Reference - EasyBib

Assignment Resources

• • Assignment Sheet

• Search Map Template

• Search Map Sample

• Statement of Intent Template

• Statement of Intent Sample

• Works Cited Checklist

• Note-Taking Examples

• In-Text Citation Examples

• Objectives

Citation & Note Taking Tools

The school has purchased a paid subscription to EasyBib.com for all students, and we encourage you to use this tool to create and manage your citations, notes, and outline.

Go to EasyBib.com, click Register, and then Sign in Using Your Account with Google. Use your school Spyponders account for a unified password and streamlined communication with your teachers.

Smart Research Tip: Remember that databases provide citations at the bottom of each article that can be copied and pasted into EasyBib with only minor modifications.

Additional resources for academic integrity and citation:

• • AHS Research Handbook

  • Includes our school-specific criteria for academic integrity, a review of paraphrasing, and more.

  • Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker)

  • Detailed explanation of in-text citations and works cited entries in perfect MLA format for a wide variety of sources.

Search Tips and Strategies

Combine keywords to get articles that match each of your important concepts. For example, if you are researching the effects of education on social mobility, you would need to search for:

economic mobility AND education

Try different synonyms for key terms. For example, economic mobility, social mobility, and upward (or downward) mobility are often used interchangeably.

economic mobility OR social mobility

Use quotation marks to find complete phrases, especially proper names and titles. For example:

"birth lottery" or "stickiness at the ends"

Truncation uses a symbol, typically an asterisk, to tell the search engine to look for the root of the word with all possible suffixes. It's a great way to find all forms of a word, increasing your results. For example, searching for econom* will find economy, economics, economist, etc.

Check your spelling. If you aren't finding anything for your topic, sloppy spelling may be to blame!

Sample Boolean Search

Combine search terms using AND and OR to create a more powerful search:

Then you may choose to filter by documents with full text, sort by relevance, set a publication date range, or refine your subject headings to further narrow the field.