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Freshmen Research 2014 Resources Selected for Freshmen Major Research Projects BHS Library [|BHS Library Catalog]


 * BHS Online Databases: To access from home, pick up a password sheet in the Library or** click here for database passwords (page is password protected).
 * [|World Book Encyclopedia]
 * [|Encyclopedia Britannica]
 * [|World History in Context] - (Primary Source Documents, Reference Sources, Journals)
 * Student Resources in Context (Primary Source Documents, Reference Sources, Journals)
 * [|Gale Virtual Reference Library](includes //Encyclopedia of the Renaissance// e-book)
 * [|Oxford African American Resource Center]
 * [|Daily Life Through History] (Scroll Down. Use your public library card # or the # on the database sheet beginning with 21712) Greenwood Daily Life Online is a collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and time lines depicting essential activities of daily life across the globe and throughout history. The database also provides links to outside sites with further information.
 * [|Biography In Context] (encyclopedia/magazine/newspaper articles about important people, past and present)
 * [|Jstor](if recommended by your history teacher) - more scholarly articles


 * Selected Websites**
 * Mesopotamia
 * Ancient China
 * Ancient Rome and Greece
 * African Kingdoms
 * Mesoamerica
 * Middle Ages Europe
 * Middle Ages non - Europe
 * Renaissance
 * [|Internet Modern History Sourcebook] (especially good for primary sources)

Available on "Freshman Research" book cart in library.
 * Books and Reference Materials**
 * Don't forget to use indexes and tables of contents to find information.**