South Africa Web Guide
Ms. Lescault, Fall 2021
Western Albemarle High School
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Books
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Library Databases & Resources
Passwords: for home or on non-school devices
A to Z World Culture: Details about history, food, family life, dress, religion, and for countries around the world.
South Africa Resources (eLibrary) (their link to CIA World Factbook is broken and we reported it, so use this one for now: CIA World Factbook)
Apartheid in S. Africa Resources (eLibrary)
Web Resources
National Library of South Africa: Their digital collections include old newspapers, art, and political/governmental posters.
South African History Online: Very user friendly! Includes timelines, photos, articles, art, and more.
Digital Innovation South Africa: Resources (articles, letters, diaries, music, and more) related to the socio-political history of South Africa.
Search Tips
Search within a specific organization's or institution's website with a web search: Type a keyword along with the website domain name into a web search.
For example:
Someone searching for information on apartheid in South Africa and only wants results from academic websites could type apartheid site:.edu into the web search box, to get results containing the word “apartheid” only from the websites that end in .edu.
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Use quotation marks. When searching for a phrase or full name, use quotation marks before and after.
For example:
A search for cold war might get you results for the Cold War and articles about the war on colds. To search only for information on political hostility, try searching for "cold war".
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Leave specific words out of your search: Use a minus or dash (-) before a word you don't want to show up in your results.
For example:
A search for diamond might get you results for the precious stone and articles about baseball fields. To search only for the stone, try searching for diamond -baseball.
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Libguides: Many college and university libraries use a platform called Libguides to create web guides. Try adding the term "libguide" to your web search.
For example:
A search for apartheid libguide led to a University of Illinois libguide recommendation of South African History Online .
Citations
Your teacher will tell you which style to use for your citations. The two most common here at WAHS are the styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab is a great source for both MLA and APA.
Also check out the MLA Style Center and the APA Style website.
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Noodletools is the site that helps you make citations and bibliographies. See the passwords list to register.
Talk to your teacher about which level to choose, then:
1. Name project and choose style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago)
2. Click sources, then create new citation
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