Berenson+Junior+Thesis

Department: Social Studies

=Junior Thesis=

Resources for Background Information

 * [|ABC-Clio Social Studies Databases >]
 * [|ABC-Clio eBooks]
 * Infotrac Biography in Context
 * [|African American Studies Center Database] (Oxford University Press)
 * [|Credo Reference]
 * Search [|WHS Library catalog] Find reference books (print and eBooks) in the catalog.

Encyclopedias
Digital Print
 * [|Grolier] - Includes articles from //Grolier// and //Encyclopedia Americana//. Good place to find journal articles.
 * //[|WorldBook] -// Short articles with links to related journal articles.
 * //Encyclopedia Americana//
 * //Encyclopedia Britannica// (look at Macropaedia: Knowledge in Depth volumes)

What is a primary source?

 * "If you are seeking to learn about the past, primary sources of information are those that provide first-hand accounts of the events, practices, or conditions you are researching. In general, these are documents that were created by the witnesses or first recorders of these events at about the time they occurred, and include diaries, letters, reports, photographs, creative works, financial records, memos, and newspaper articles (to name just a few types)." -University of Illinois Library
 * To find out more information about what is a primary source, check out the University of Illinois Library's Primary Source Village

Links for primary sources

 * Proquest Historical Newspapers Articles from historical newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Boston Globe. Contains full-page scans of newspapers from 1851-2001.
 * Library of Congress - American Memory - Find digital documents and audio of oral histories, interviews, photographs, presidential papers, pamphlets,and more organized by topic.
 * National Archives - Look in left column at "Often Requested Records" for your topic. There are digital photographs, census records, immigration information, oral histories and more.
 * NBC News Archive - Offers video footage from different eras.
 * The library has many print and ebooks with primary sources. To search, use the WHS Library catalog.
 * **Databases** with primary source documents:
 * Infotrac Biography in Context
 * ABC-Clio Social Studies Databases >
 * African American Studies Center Database
 * Also **Infotrac U.S. History in Context** and **JSTOR****.** Access these databases from the **A-Z list.**

**Citation Information - Chicago**
[|Noodlebib] - Keep all resources organized and automatically formatted into Chicago style.
 * Official [|Chicago Manual of Style]** - Choose "Quick Guide" box on opening page.