This year's theme for the National History Day competition is "Innovation in History." Projects will be exhibited on December 8, 2009 in the cafeteria. At that point students will be chosen to go on to the regional competition in Springfield. There are several research resources available for students through the HRHS Library and we will also be happy to help you find material from other libraries.

Databases

Facts on File Suite of Databases
Please ask the librarians for the passwords.
Covering subjects such as history, science, literature, geography and health.


InfoTrac
Please ask the librarians for the passwords
Databases with articles on the social issues, science, health, history, government, business, and the arts and humanities from thousands of U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, government documents and wire services. Also includes the Biography Resource Center that is especially helpful for History Day Research.

Ask for a handout from the librarians on how to access the databases from home.

Library Catalogs:

HRHS Library Catalog (available only at HRHS)

C/W Mars Library Catalogs Links to most public libraries in the area.

Internet Sources:

National History Day Web Site: Information and rules for the contest.


American Memory Web Site: A site sponsored by the Library of Congress. It contains historical documents, photographs, maps and audio recordings. Also check out the site: American Treasures of the Library of Congress.


Eyewitness History Web Site: This site, sponsored by Ibis Communications, Inc., presents history through the eyes of the people who lived it. There are diary excerpts, audio files and other primary sources.


HyperHistory Online: An interactive site that conveys historical world events using synchronoptical timelines, lifelines, and maps. Shows important historical figures in science, culture, religion and politics


History and Politics Out Loud: A searchable archive of politically significant audio material. Includes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.


World War I: Trenches on the Web: "An Internet history of the Great War".


World War I Remembered: Site full of information about World War I, sponsored by the BBC.


Ideafinder: A site dedicated to promoting the progress of science and innovation.


Bibliography Help:
You will need to list your primary and secondary sources separately. At HRHS we are using the MLA citation format.

Citation Machine


Citing Primary Sources from the LOC


Noodle Tools


EasyBib


The Owl at Purdue MLA formatting and style guide from Purdue University.