Background Research on The Great Gatsby
Don't forget to check the cart in the library for books about the 1920's!
Databases:
Biography (Gale in Context)
This database is a good option if you are researching a person, or if there are major historical figures involved with your topic.
Other Places to Find Information:
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Use this site to search for articles from historic newspapers. This is a great place to search after you have done some background research about your topic and have a good idea of the keywords and dates that you want.
Gale Newsvault
Search across many historical newspapers at once. You will need a BPL ecard to use this resource. Click here to get one (it's free and it only takes a minute).
Research Tip: Practice Click Restraint
Spend a few minutes scanning your search result before clicking on anything.
Citation Help:
Here are resources that can help you with citing your sources:
Purdue OWL: This online writing lab from Purdue University has tons of information about how to cite almost anything.
Citation Resources : The citation resources page of the WHS library.
Zbib.org: An online citation tool that can help you create citations from websites.