Social+Studies+Content+Area+Research


 * Resources to help you define & refine your topic **
 * ===Books (Specialized, scholarly resources) in Reference at Ursuline Library:===
 * Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History (5 vol.)
 * Encyclopaedia Judaica (22 vol.)
 * Oxford Atlas of World History (browse in G 1000s for topical & historical atlases)
 * St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (5 vol.)
 * World Eras (titles located in related topic areas throughout the Reference Collection)
 * ===Finding ebooks in the Ursuline Library catalog===
 * Use Advanced Search
 * Searching with two or three keywords. Truncation will help broaden your search to include variant forms of words.
 * histor* = history, histories, historical
 * cultur* = culture, culture, cultural
 * Tip: find additional relevant resources by clicking on subject terms
 * ===Online resources of interest (does it pass the @CRAP test?)===
 * American Memory (digital record of American History from the Library of Congress)
 * eHistory (portal to resources provided by The Ohio State University)
 * Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (portal to free learning resources from federal agencies)
 * Historical Text Archive (browse articles, e-books, and links)
 * Weblinks (online resources compiled by Ursuline librarians)
 * ===**Tracking down sources ("How do I get my hands on this book/article?"):**===
 * Journal Finder - Found a reference to an article from a journal, magazine, or newspaper? Use //Journal Finder// to see if Ursuline Library has full-text access online or in print. Type in the title of the **journal** (NOT the title, author, or subject of the article) to determine access/holdings.
 * Ursuline Library Catalog - Search for books and media. Our catalog is linked directly to the OhioLINK catalog, so you can use the OhioLINK button to search 90+ libraries in Ohio.


 * Citing Sources **
 * Noodle Tools - choose NoodleTools Express on the left at the bottom of the page to access the free citation generator
 * APA Style Guide (OWL at Purdue) - Sciences, Social Sciences
 * MLA Style Guide (OWL at Purdue) - Humanities, The Arts

** Understanding scholarly research **//these brief videos require Adobe Flash Player//
 * ===Peer review in 5 minutes===
 * ===Introduction to literature reviews===
 * ===What is a Database? ===

** Recommended databases for research topics in Social Studies **
 * ===Academic Search Complete===
 * includes many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study (EBSCOHost)
 * ===America: History and Life===
 * covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada (EBSCOHost)
 * ===American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900===
 * provides full text images of historic magazines and periodicals
 * ===Biography Reference Bank===
 * biographical information from antiquity to the present; also indexes periodical articles
 * ===Historical Abstracts===
 * covers world history (excluding U.S. & Canada) from 1450 to present (EBSCOHost)
 * ===ACLS Humanities E-Book===
 * digital collection from the American Council of Learned societies
 * ===Women's Studies International===
 * covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research


 * Research resources for high school students **
 * ====Ohio Web Library Resources====
 * all residents of the State of Ohio have access to these databases; some students may be able to connect to additional subscription databases through their schools and/or local public libraries