World+Holidays+and+Festivals

= World Holidays and Special Events = Nirgude Rajesh. //India Hindu Festival//. 31 Oct. 2002. Associated Press. //AP Images//. Web. 9 Dec. 2002.

Books from our Library
//**394.269 WIL**// //The Festivals of Mexico// //**394.26 CHA**// //Chase's Calendar of Events//
 * 280 BRO** //World Religions// set
 * 394.26 JUN** //Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays - Access the [|E-book] version right from your computer! (Home access password: hornets)
 * 394.2 BRE**// //Festivals of the World: the Illustrated Guide to Celebrations, Customs, Events and Holidays//
 * ALSO** **Search** **Winnebago Spectrum** (the online catalog) for the **religion**, **culture, or country** associated with your holiday.

Databases

 * World Book Online
 * POWER Library Access POWER Library at home (you will need your public library card #)
 * Student Research Center**:** magazine and newspaper articles, photos, maps, primary sources, etc.
 * SIRS Discoverer: click the "cultures" button, then "holidays, ceremonies and observances" link
 * EBSCO: Use Masterfile Premier, Newspaper Source, MAS Online
 * NetLibrary**:** full text E-books
 * AP Images**:** millions of high quality photographs from festivals around the world. AWESOME source!
 * Gale E-books : Full-text E-books (also available in print in the library).
 * Infobase E-books:Full-text E-books (also available in print in the library).
 * ABC-CLIO History //username//: // oxford password: hornets //
 * Facts on File History Databases // : username: oahs1 password: hornets //


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


 * Google Books - search and view full-text e-books 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

 * Informational Websites**
 * Library of Congress Country Studies
 * CNN World
 * [|BBC Religion Page]: (choose religion and then "holy days" or "rites and rituals")
 * [|Earth Calendar]
 * [|Society for the Confluence of Holidays in India]:(scroll down to the bottom for other Indian festivals)


 * Portals**
 * Google Directory Holidays
 * Yahoo! Directory Holidays and Observances
 * Google Advanced Search
 * Internet Public Library>
 * Librarian's Index to the Internet


 * Photographs**
 * AP Images
 * Life Magazine Image Archive
 * Time Magazine Photo Page
 * Reuters pictures
 * MSNBC photos
 * New York Times Multimedia/Photos
 * Yahoo! News Photos