Getting Started - U.S. History I - Mr. Lynaugh & Mr. Zaino - RHS Library Learning Commons at Ridgewood High School

Issues & Controversies in American History (Infobase)

Issues & Controversies History (Infobase/FOF) This link opens in a new window Browse ISSUES chronologically by ERA or thematically by SUBJECT. Well organized information explaining major debates and conflicts in American history. Helps to build understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the battles they fought. CONTENTS: 3-minute Video, Issue as a Question with brief arguments for and against, Background,detailed Case For/Against, Conclusions discussing outcomes and contemporary points of view. Primary Source Documents, Timelines, Related Articles, Biographies, and more. All Issues have been indexed to Key Subjects such as immigration, politics and government, race and civil rights, religion, war and military, and more to related issues in other time periods.

Reference Sources

Britannica School Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window

Chicago Style Citation Guide

RHS Student’s Guide to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed.
RHS Social Studies Department guide for students
Chicago Quick Guide
Examples from the Chicago Manual of Style

Catalog for Books and eBooks

Library Catalog This link opens in a new window

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BCCLS (RPL) This link opens in a new window

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eBooks

eBook History Collection (NEW!) This link opens in a new window
The History eBook Collection allows unlimited, simultaneous users and has about 19,000 books ranging from introductory to academic texts.
Use EBSCO username and password.
eBooks on Infobase This link opens in a new window
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
~ GVRL is an digital collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research available 24/7 with no checkout.
~ Browse, search or download articles, chapters or titlesTitles can be browsed, searched and downloaded anytime from any Internet-connected device.
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~ Gale Virtual Reference Library offers you a collection of premier reference books that you can view and search online.
~ Select a book to browse its table of contents. When the book is part of a series, you will first need to select a specific volume.

History in Dispute by St. James Press Tips: Search within publication in right search box, or select volume title/number in list. Use filters to narrow results by categories. About this series: Presents a short topic overview and two viewpoints for and against heavily debated questions. providing different critical perspectives on major historical events from all time periods and all parts of the globe. Each volume has a thematic, era, or subject-specific focus that coincides with the way history is studied at the academic level. Entries are selected by an advisory board of historians and academics.
Call Number: eBook GVRL
ISBN: 9781558624979
Publication Date: 2008

NoodleTools

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