Social+Studies+Resources

= ORCA Testing: = @http://orcaproject.net/ce_environment/live/Starter2.php

= Books = Search for books in our library:

Although more information may be required, as a bare minimum all book citations should include:
 * title of book
 * author or editor
 * publisher
 * publication city
 * publication year

Sample book citation:
Giblin, James. //Rise and fall of Senator Joe McCarthy//. Boston: Clarion Books, 2009. Print.

Sample reference book citation:
"William Shakespeare." //Encyclopedia of World Biography//. Ed. Paula K. Byers. 2nd ed. Vol. 14. New York: Gale, 1998. Print.

= Ebooks =

Sharpe ||
 * [[image:salemhistory.png link="@http://history.salempress.com"]] || media type="custom" key="18571646" || [[image:sharpe.jpg width="215" height="208" link="@http://www.sharpe-online.com/"]]

Although more information may be required, as a bare minimum all e-book citations should include:
 * title of book
 * author or editor
 * database used for access
 * database publisher
 * publication date

Sample e-book citation:
Pavlac, Brian A., ed. //Great Events from History: The Middle Ages//. //Salem History//. Salem Press, 2012. Web. 23 May 2012.

= Databases = || ABC-Clio World History: The Modern Era || ABC-Clio Ancient and Medieval Era || Greenwood Daily Life || Discovering Collection ||  ||   || Although more information may be required, as a bare minimum all database citations should include:
 * media type="custom" key="18600588" || media type="custom" key="18600614" || Movies
 * [[image:abc-clio_world_modern.png width="296" height="59"]]
 * media type="custom" key="18600968"
 * title of article
 * author (if available)
 * database name
 * database publisher
 * publication date (or date of most recent update)

Sample database citations:
Tomassini, Christine. "Will Smith." //Biograhy in Context//. Gale, 2006. Web. 23 May 2012.

= Citations =

Although more information may be required, as a bare minimum all website citations should include:


 * title of article
 * author (if available)
 * name of website
 * website publisher (hint: look for a copyright symbol at the bottom of the page)
 * date of most recent update (if available) or most recent copyright date
 * url of website
 * //be sure to include an annotation justifying how this website passes the CRAP test//

Sample website citations:
"The Growth of the Tobacco Trade." //USHistory.org//. Independence Hall Association, 2012. Web. 23 May 2012. .

This website passes the CRAP test. Currency is not an issue because the article addresses an historic event although the website has been updated this year. The authors are The Independence Hall Association; a well established historical society affiliated with the Independence National Historic Park. This organization has authority as historians dedicated to educating people about American history. They maintain a neutral perspective that is not overly biased toward one point of view.