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Global History Cold War Research Project

Print Resources:

• REF 030 ENC – Encyclopedia of World Biography (Reference section – information on specific individuals)

 

Destiny Quest:  Online Library Card Catalog

• Login using network username and password (tab on top right side of page)
• Enter specific topic in “Search” box; click on “Go” twice
• Click on “Web Site” tab underneath “Search” box to access credible web resources
• 24/7 remote access

Databases:  (password: fhsfamily)

• Facts.com
  • World News Digest – world news, hot topics & influential figures over the past 60 years
  • Modern World History Online
  • Classroom Video on Demand – video-streamed resources

 

• Gale – Scroll down to locate individual databases; also be sure to utilize the following features/options within each database listed below:  Advanced Search, Full Text, Peer-Reviewed, selection of specific types of resources
  • Academic OneFile
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Biography in Context
  • Student Resources in Context
  • GVRL
    • Biography – Encyclopedia of World Biography
    • History – American Decades (1900-1999)
    • History – Cold War Reference Library
    • History – History in Dispute, Cold War, Vol. 1 & 6, 2000
  • Global Issues in Context – international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics & current events, as well as influential people
  • Military and Intelligence Database
  • U.S. History Collection
  • War and Terrorism Collection
  • World History Collection
  • U.S. History in Context

Credible Websites for Biographical Info: 

• • Bio. True Story
  • Sweet Search Biographies for Students

Safari Montage:  Multimedia Resources

• Link on the Databases page
• Access to video-on-demand, audio clips, images, etc.
• Login using network username and password; then select “FA Fairport High School”
• Click on “Search” tab and customize your search by using the limiters on the left-hand side of the page
• Save searches to your Playlist

Citing Sources:

• Comprehensive, centralized information on citing sources and parenthetical documentation
• Link to EasyBib via this page or through your Fairport apps located within your school email account; select the APA citation option when creating a works cited page in EasyBib
• Other links at the top of the page for more detailed, in-depth information

Page Last Updated on February 5, 2018