APHistory

= AP Research Project: Colonization to Reconstruction = [|Chicago Manual of Style Guide] on the Owl at Purdue

Print Resources in our Library

 * Reference (will cover all topics)**
 * 973 AXE Chronicle of Indian Wars
 * 973 H The American Nation: A History (1300-1907 9v)
 * 973 MAK Makers of America (1536 and after, 9v)
 * 973 MAR The Real America (1680- 1868)
 * 973 MER History of the Westward Movement
 * 973 PAG The Pagent of America (pictorial history, 15v)
 * 973 WIT Witnessing America (primary sources - 1st hand accounts)
 * 973.03 DIC Dictionary of American History (9v)
 * 973.08 ANN Annals of America (1493-1976, 20v)


 * Specific Topic Areas**
 * 973.2 French and Indian War
 * 973.3 American Revolution
 * 973.5 War of 1812
 * 973.7 Civil War
 * 973.8 Reconstruction
 * 301.45, 306.3, 326 & 973 Slavery
 * 974.8 Colonial America
 * **ALSO**...Don't forget to search the [|online catalog] for individual events, people and movements. Use broad keywords when searching!

Books From other Libraries
Search Chester County Public Library or Access PA to borrow a book through inter-library loan (see Mrs. L to request it)

Subscription Library Databases (Online resources that OAHS BUYS = RELIABLE)

 * ABC-CLIO History Database
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library ebooks: Full-text ebooks (also available in print in the library).
 * Infobase ebooks: Full-text ebooks: Full-text ebooks (also available in print in the library).
 * ebooks on Ebscohost: Full-text ebooks
 * World Book Online : just like the print version with additional articles and primary sources
 * AP Images - great photos from newspapers
 * Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
 * Contemporary Authors

Periodicals

 * American Heritage Magazine search the online index and access print editions on the library shelves
 * National Geographic Magazine search the online index and access print editions on the library shelves
 * Time Magazine Archive - articles from 1923 to the present

EBooks and Articles on the Web (PUBLISHED sources = RELIABLE)

 * Google Books - search and view full-text ebooks Advanced search screen
 * Google Scholar - Search scholarly literature from many disciplines and sources, such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations
 * Project Muse - full text, affordable access to current content from prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.
 * Project Gutenberg - collection of 30,000 free electronic books (ebooks)
 * Bibliomania - free online access to 2,000 works of literature

Free Websites

 * General American History Websites**
 * Library of Congress American Memory Collection
 * Smithsonian Encyclopedia
 * The National Archives and NA Student Page
 * American Cultural History: 20th Century (Lonestar College Library)
 * History.com (History Channel)
 * Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
 * Shmoop U.S. History
 * Google Index: 20th Century
 * Yahoo! Index: 20th Century
 * 20th Century Decades: Chico HS Library
 * People's History
 * Infoplease Year by Year
 * [|Time Magazine Cover Search]
 * Macrohistory and World Report
 * [|Women of the Century: 100 Years of American Heroes]
 * Hyperhistory online


 * Finding World History portal to websites with primary sources
 * World History Compass portal history and primary source websites
 * The History Guide - portal to historical websites and documents online
 * University of Oklahoma Historical Documents Collection


 * Google Advanced Search
 * Internet Public Library
 * Librarian's Index to the Internet

** Photographs **
(if used in a presentation, remember you MUST cite!)
 * AP Images
 * Life Magazine Image Archive
 * American Memory Collection (Library of Congress)
 * Library of Congress Photo Stream on Flickr
 * Images of American Political History
 * Smithsonian Images
 * National Archives: Exhibits
 * National Archives: Picturing the Century Exhibit
 * Helios: Smitsonian American Art Museum: Photographs
 * New York Public Library: Picture Collection
 * Time - Life Photo Collection
 * Calisphere: a world of primary sources and more (Univ. of California)
 * Exhibits on the Web
 * American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS)


 * Historical Political Cartoons**
 * Herblock (Washington Post) 1946 - 1995
 * Baldy Editorial Cartoon Database: 1946-82, 1997