Spartan Guides: History & Film: Getting started

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Below you will find a selected list of print titles to provide you with background information.

The Statesman's Yearbook 2013: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. R320 STATESMAN
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Relations 4v. R327.73 Enc
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy 3v. R327.73 Enc
The New York Times Front Pages: 1851 - 2013 R909.8 NYT
Encyclopedia of the Cold War 5v. R909.82 Tuc
History in Dispute: the Cold War (vols. 1 and 6) R909.82 HIS
Encyclopedia of Modern China 5v. R951.03 Enc
The World Today Series: East and Southeast Asia (2013)
Annals of America 21v. (primary documents arranged chronologically) R973 ANN
Dictionary of American History 10v. R973.03 DIC

Citation Machine
Citation Machine® helps students properly credit the information that they use. Cite sources in APA, MLA, and others.

NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
Cite and archive your sources after registering your account. Includes notetaking, outlining capability. Also includes the ability to share work with instructors and peers.

Academic Video Online - AVON This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, and more. It delivers over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Search for award-winning films including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners and access content from PBS, BBC, 60 MINUTES, National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, BroadwayHD™, A+E Networks’ HISTORY®, and more.
American History in Video This link opens in a new window
Includes 2,000 total hours of streaming video content. More than half is contemporaneous video from the 1890's to the 1980's. Hundreds of the documentaries most frequently used in history classrooms, from leading video content producers such as PBS, California Newsreel, Bullfrog Films, Documentary Educational Resources, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, The History Channel, and others.

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Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
Explores hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context—an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.

World History: the Modern Era This link opens in a new window
Background information, primary sources, and perspectives essays covering the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation. Browse by content type, topic, and era.
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War and Terrorism Collection (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. The database offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
World Geography This link opens in a new window

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New York Times, The This link opens in a new window
FULL ACCESS - Current national and international news from the Pulizer-winning industry leader.

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