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The purpose of this research guide is to help you find HIGH QUALITY sources. Can't find what you are looking for? Need help? Let Ms. Millette in the library know! mkmillette@hudson.k12.ma.us
- List Keywords.
Brainstorm EVERYTHING you know about your woman.
Name--do they have a nickname? do they go by another name? did they change their name?
Country they are from
What are they known for?
Dates that they lived
Who were their friends? Enemies?
Important events they were involved with?
Never heard of your revolutionary woman?
Go to wikipedia. Search for your woman and find the answer to these questions:
Does she go by another name?
What is she famous for?
This will help you generate KEYWORDS for the next part of your research.
2. Then try these sources.
2. Then try these sources.
Now that you have some of the basic information about your person, search for more detailed information about them, organizations, events, and people that YOUR person was a part of or affiliated with. This is a GREAT way to confirm the information that you found in your cursory searching. While wikipedia is not a reliable source, these ones are. Confirm your information in the databases. For access to all the HHS history databases, go here.
Great for searching PEOPLE.
Provides overview of person.
Articles, images, websites, etc., about the person.
Search for people, events, time periods, movements, etc. in World History
Search for people, events, time periods, movements, etc. in U.S. History
Encyclopedia of general information. Includes articles, videos, websites, images. You can change the level of the text. Good starting place to get background knowledge. Check out the Biography search feature!
3. Need more information? Head out to the internet. Remember to use the C.R.A.A.P Test!
3. Need more information? Head out to the internet. Remember to use the C.R.A.A.P Test!
Scholarly research / articles
Not always full text
Will let you know what is out there on your topic
Results include websites
Museums, libraries, organizations
Lots of stuff that won’t pass the CRAAP test...Be careful!
Need research help? Make an appointment with Ms. Millette, Library Media Specialist.
Need research help? Make an appointment with Ms. Millette, Library Media Specialist.
Research appointments can be made for ARC, lunch, afterschool, or during scheduled research time in class. Contact Ms. Millette HERE.
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