This guide is for students in Ms Decker's U.S. History Class who are working on the
​Second Semester Research Paper.

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Books​
Library Catalog

• Search the library catalog for books on your main research topic/person/event or subtopics.  
  • For example, if your topic is the NAACP, search for NAACP, and expand your results with other terms like "civil rights," "W.E.B. DuBois," etc. 

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Databases and Encyclopedias

COLLECTION OF 10 DATABASES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION, TOPIC OVERVIEWS, AND PRIMARY SOURCES AT A VARIETY OF READING LEVELS

GREAT DATABASE WITH A HUGE SCOPE OF SOURCES

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLECTION OF PERIODICALS AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT

PROVIDES ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC REFERENCE BOOKS.

STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE NYTIMES.COM! SEE A LIBRARIAN THAT CAN HELP YOU ACTIVATE AN ACCOUNT

Primary source specialty database

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Recommended Websites

American Memory

• Access a large collection of primary source documents about U.S. History, Maintained by The Library of Congress

Biography.com

• Select "People" or "History & Culture" for information about influential people, Maintained by A&E Networks

History.com

• Select "Topics" and browse for the events that you are researching, Maintained by A&E Networks

National Archives

• Collection of materials, including primary documents, created by or relating to the U.S. Federal Government, Maintained by The National Archives and Records Administrations

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​Note Taking & ​Citation Tools
Noodletools

• Use NoodleTools to help generate and organize citations in MLA format.  
• Remember to cite ALL sources including images, videos, etc.
• Once you cite a source, make your note cards and build your outline in NoodleTools.
• For Access: 
  1. ​​Log into your Cherry Creek School account: my.cherrycreekschools.org
  2. Search for and select the "NoodleTools" tile
  3. Either create an account OR login

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