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Focus on History Resources to Support Research
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MIHS Databases HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER KW search OR Use Menus Sample: internment
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MIHS Databases HISTORY STUDY CENTER KW search, also See Historical Documents
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MIHS Databases GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARYGALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY (eBooks) Can search All or selected Subjects
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MIHS Databases PROQUEST Use suggested search terms; narrow retrieval (see right column)
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MIHS Databases eLIBRARY KW search or view Topics – Expand Research Topics! Sample search: women’s suffrage
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MIHS Databases ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES Simple KW Search Use Encyclopedia, Almanac tabs
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MIHS Databases POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER Overview Point/Counterpoint Guide to Critical Analysis
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MIHS Databases SIRS ISSUES RESEARCHER KW search; use SIRS subject headings from suggested search terms or a ‘good’ kw search result
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Academic Web Portals Collection of Academically-Reviewed Websites (not databases) Searchable by Topic Discipline-specific or General History Specific: www.besthistorysites.netwww.besthistorysites.net General: www.ipl.orgwww.ipl.org
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Academic Web Portals Best of History Websites: www.besthistorysites.netwww.besthistorysites.net Search KW OR try broad topic menu on left
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Academic Web Portals General Academic Portal: INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY www.ipl.org KW search or Subject (red icon)
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MIHS Print Materials Reference Collection: Encyclopedia Britannica Specialized History Reference Works Shelved along perimeter walls in stacks
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KCLS Resources: Databases www.kcls.org
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KCLS Resources: Homework Help Links to Academic Websites and Web Portals Scroll down for US History
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