Welcome to the Bothell High School Library

Mr. Klee: Decolonization

*Databases sponsored by BHS require a username and password when accessed off campus. These passwords are located in the History folder in your Google Drive.

**Databases sponsored by KCLS will prompt you for a Library Card# and Pin. Your library card# is 417+your student ID# and your pin is the last 4 digits of your student ID#.

Databases:

*ABC-CLIO: World History

username: bothellshs
password: cougars

*ABC-CLIO: World Geography

Use this database for current issues in your assigned region

username: bothellshs
password: cougars

**Britannica Online (KCLS)

Library Card # is 417 + your student ID#Pin = the last 4 digits of your student ID#

*World History in Context

Use this database for historical information

password: bothell

*Global Issues In Context

Use this database for both historical and current issues in your region

password: goldfinch

**NY Times Historical

Library Card # is 417 + your student ID#Pin = the last 4 digits of your student ID#

Use this database to search for a newspaper article from the time. Be sure you have a specific event with a known date to make your search more successful.
SCREENCAST with tips on finding your article

**eLibrary (KCLS)

Library Card # is 417 + your student ID#Pin = the last 4 digits of your student ID#

Additional Resources:

BBC Country Profiles

Council on Foreign Relations: Decolonization

Vox: 500 years of European Colonialism in one Map

Google Search Tips:

EXACT MATCH: Insert quotes around words you want to search together

example: "French imperialism in Africa"

EXCLUDE: Insert a minus sign in front of words you don't want included

example: "Imperialism in Mexico" -Spain

SITE: Search within a specific website by adding site: in front of your search term (no spaces)

example: "Spanish American War" site:nytimes.com

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