Manchester Township High School Media Center

 

 

Book Corner

 

Citing Resources

 

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Databases

 

 

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Ocean Cty. Library

 

Research Links

 

Book Catalog

(on-site only)

 

               

 

Class Projects

 

 

Teachers

Ongoing Research Topics

 

BeaucheminHealth

 

Cartier – Technology

 

Caswell

 

DiLeo

 

Farrell – Interactive Maze Game

 

GardnerCurrent Events

For additional news links, click here

 

Gardner

Online Essay Scoring

Picture Prompt

 

GardnerESL Resource Center

 

Gawlik - Decades

 

Heffley – Science Articles

 

Higgins

 

Moore – “Select a Candidate”

 

Trapp – Baby Budgets

 

WeberShakespeare

More Shakespeare

 

 

 

 

 

 

Careers

 

Colonial America

 

Countries & Culture

 

Current Events Articles

 

English Research Paper

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Information Literacy

 

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Medical Study Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sophomore English Research Paper

 

 

 

Books: 

Use the online book catalog to locate information on your topics.  A link to the catalog is at the top of the library’s webpages.

 

If the Media Center doesn’t have the information you need, search JerseyCat, NJ’s online book catalog, and request the material through our library.

 

Some areas to browse (include reference):

 

810-819 – American Literature

 

940.53, 940.54 – World War II

 

973 – 973.99 – US History

 

 

Online Resources:

 

How to Cite Resources

 

American History   (ABC-CLIO)

    Click on “Log in Here” in the white box.

 

Discovering Collection

    Literature and history topics

 

Facts on File

 

Gale Searchable Databases

One stop search of databases, magazines and newspapers

 

Grolier Encyclopedia   Password/login:  mths

    This is a good place to find background information on your topics.  You

    will also find recommended websites.

 

Literature Resource Center

 

Literary Reference Center

       Excellent source for overviews and analysis of specific works.

 

Opposing Viewpoints 

       Different viewpoints, statistics, references, magazines, and websites

       are presented on current topics.

 

Student Research Center

Click here for at-home access

        Search  for information from magazines, newspapers, references

         and other sources.   

         

Social Studies Links

        You will find suggested links on a variety of topics on this list.

 

Virtual Reference Center  (eBooks)

            Great reference books are available online. 

*       American Civil War Reference Library 5v

*       American Revolution Reference Library 5v
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America 5v

*       Crime and Punishment in America  5v

*       Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library 4v, 2006
Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library
Industrial Revolution Reference Library 4v

*       Middle Ages Reference Library 5v

*      Nonfiction Classics for Students  5v

Novels for Students Vol. 1, 
Novels for Students Vol. 2,
Novels for Students Vol. 3, 
Novels for Students Vol. 4, 
Novels for Students Vol. 5, 
Novels for Students Vol. 6, 
Novels for Students Vol. 7, 
Novels for Students Vol. 8, 
Novels for Students Vol. 9, 
Novels for Students Vol. 10, 
Novels for Students Vol. 11, 
Novels for Students Vol. 12, 
Novels for Students Vol. 13, 
Novels for Students Vol. 14, 
Novels for Students Vol. 15, 
Novels for Students Vol. 16, 
Novels for Students Vol. 17, 
Novels for Students Vol. 18, 
Novels for Students Vol. 19, 
Novels for Students Vol. 20, 

*       Reconstruction Era Reference Library 4v

*       Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library

*       Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v

*      Television in American Society Reference Library 4v

*       U*X*L American Decades 11v

*       Witchcraft in America

 

  

Webpage Evaluation

    Review how to evaluate a webpage with these points.

 

Don’t forget the…..

Ocean County Library

       Get your library card out and use their databases including the book

        catalog.

 

 

 

 

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Senior English Research Paper

 

 

 

 

Online Book Catalog

 

Hint: For criticism about an author, search by subject or keyword.

For the primary source (the story, poem, or play), search by author or title.

 

Specific literary reference books:

  • REF 809      World Literature Criticism, 6 vols.
  • REF 809      Gale’s Literary Criticism Series

Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC)

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC)

  • REF 809.1       Critical Survey of Poetry, 8 vols.
  • REF 809.1       Poetry for Students
  • REF 809.1       Epics for Students