Ms. Kelly: Human Rights and Governmental Policy
Introduction to Research ~ Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/02/
Books, Online Sources & Web sites for Your Research
Books:
Search in Destiny Quest, the CKHS Library Catalog linked from your Moodle page
Be sure to include “not fiction” after your topic search term
CKHS Online Resources:
Go to “MyMoodle”
Select:
CQ Researcher (See the librarian for username and password)
Facts.com (under ‘Controversial Issues’)
EbscoHost: Student Research Center
ProQuest
CKHS E-Books:
Go to “MyMoodle”
Select e-books
Open either the “History” or “Law” folder
Select either of these electronic reference books
Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America
U.S. Court Cases
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments
New Encyclopedia of Africa
U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. History
Kitsap Regional Library (KRL) Databases:
Go to “MyMoodle”
Place your mouse over the Kitsap Regional Library (KRL) image and write down the
number in the pop-up window
Select Kitsap Regional Library
See the right side database menu options
Scroll down and select one of the following databases:
Opposing View Points
History Resource Center
To access these databases, type the KRL number that you wrote down from your Moodle
page
Web sites:
Below are several Web sites that may help you in your search for information on your
topic.
Avalon Project
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/
Library of Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
National Archives
http://www.ourdocuments.gov
Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu
Primary Sources Web sites:
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
OurDocuments.gov
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
American Memory ~ Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
(Be sure to cancel the RealPlayer pop-up by clicking and closing the boxes that appear and then Web site will open)
http://densho.org/
World War II Resources
http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/
The New York Public Library Digital Library Collection
http://www.nypl.org/
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Guide ~ Purdue University OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/