Middle Ages Research

eBooks (creeklibrary.org > Databases & eBooks > eBooks collections)

• Salem History

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

• ABC-CLIO

• Infobase

History Databases: (creeklibrary.org > Databases & eBooks > Databases collections)

• ABC-Clio: Daily Life Through History

• Gale: World History in Context

• Gale: Biography in Context

• ABC-Clio World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras

• SIRS: Renaissance

• History Reference Center (see these articles about torture)

Catalog: (CCHS Library>Catalog)

• Print books – reference and non-fiction

• eBooks (Click on "Search only Electronic Books" for off-campus research)

Reference

200 Religion

REF 200.3 Enc Encyclopedia of Religion

REF 133.43 Gui Encyclopedia of Witches & Witchcraft

300 Social Science

REF 364 Cri Crime and Punishment

700 Art

REF 700.9 Art Arts & Humanities, v. 3

900 History

REF 909.07 Gre Great Events from History: Middle Ages

REF 909.07 Dic Dictionary of the Middle Ages

920 General Biography

REF 920.009 Gre Great Lives from History: Middle Ages

REF 920 Sno Who’s Who in the Middle Ages

REF 920.003Enc Encyclopedia of World Biography

940 History of Europe

REF 940.2 Eur Europe 1450 to 1789

Non-Fiction Books

B Biography Locate by the last name of the subject person.

364.67 Torture

909.07 World History

940.1 Medieval Ages

942.03 European Middle Ages

Websites

• Google search try site:edu or site:org +name of topic ex: site:edu marco polo

• Cite your work using NoodleTools, including WebSites

• Evaluate using the CRAAP criteria:

Currency: The timeliness of the information.

 When was the information published or posted?

 Has the information been revised or updated?

 Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work as well?

 Are the links functional?

Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs.

 Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?

 Who is the intended audience?

 Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?

 Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use?

 Would you be comfortable citing this source in your research paper?

Authority: The source of the information.

 Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?

 What are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations?

 Is the author qualified to write on the topic?

 Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address?

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?

examples: .com .edu .gov .org .net

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.

 Where does the information come from?

 Is the information supported by evidence?

 Has the information been reviewed or refereed?

 Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?

 Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion?

 Are there spelling, grammar or typographical errors?

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

 What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade?

 Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?

 Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda?

 Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?

 Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases?