Social Studies | Modern World History
Recommended Databases
Day 1:
ABC-CLIO Daily Life through History
Examines the life of various cultures from prehistory to modern era.
ABC-CLIO World History: the Modern Era Covers history from the Renaissance to today
Facts on File Modern World History Online
Covers people, places, and events from the mid-15th century to the present
Day 2
Reference titles covering the most-studied subject areas
Provides multiuser access to 6000 titles for high school students
VHS Library Catalog
Full text for more than 4,600 journals
Multidisciplinary collection of more than 600,000 biographical entries — on more than 528,000 individuals — spanning world history and geography
This resource provides access to nearly 5,000 titles that offer global coverage on a wide range of subjects: arts, business, current events, education, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and more. It features a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
Database Passwords
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Citation Format
Citation
Author(s) Last Name, First Name. “Title of Source.” Container Title, Editor’s First Name Last Name, Publisher, Date Published, page numbers. Title of Database, URL. Date of Access.
In-text Citation
(Author Last Name) or (Title of Source)
Citation Generators
Citation Help
From EasyBib.
Citation rules and examples from EasyBib.
From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
Overview of MLA Citation Style
From the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
Sample Works Cited Page Entries
From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Ray Bradbury
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