European History Research: Home

• Gale Science in Context

  Password: raiders

Info on The Black Plague or Bubonic Plague. 

Integrates citations with NoodleTools.

Hover over Kansans on the top menu. Scroll to Online Databases and click (don't do the fly out). Skip the big research tiles. Scroll to the list of databases are toward the middle.

If you are home, you might need the info below to log in:

• Library e-Card: 465828

• Birthdate: 09011965

Depending on your topic, select the appropriate database category.

Great ones to use under General Research include (click view all):

• Explora Multi-Search
• Britannica Public Library
  • click on Young Adult
  • Under Research Tools & Materials find hints to help with project

Under History & Genealogy click on History Reference Center

Click Log In on top right

Click the Google Icon on the bottom left and it log in with your school account. You are NOT creating a new log in.

If this is your first time, you might have to pick SM South and fill out a couple of questions.

Create a new project and sources from there.

• Username: shawnee1
• Password: resource

Put your term in the search field and select World History: Ancient and Medieval first. Some info also might be in World History: Modern.

Start with Overview resources or reference articles.

Integrates citations with NoodleTools.

If you need to search the internet for your topic, here are a few tricks.

• Avoid clicking on anything that says: AD (usually at the top of the search)
• Use .edu or .org to focus on reliable sources
• Put search terms in quote marks. Example: "future of education" .org
• Use Google Scholar if you want some serious research hits
• Most internet sites will not provide a citation, so use the Noodle Tools "fill in the blank" for that

Use the CRAP Test

Currency

• How old is the info?
• When was the site last updated?
• Is it current enough for your project?

Reliability

• What is the origin of this information?
• Does the info come from a school or government organization? (.edu, .gov, .org)
• Why do you trust this source?

Authority

• Is there a specific author listed?
• Is there contact info for the author?
• What knowledge or skill does the author have on the topic?

Purpose

• What is the motive of the site?
• Does the site attempt to inform you and present all sides of an issue?
• Is the cite free of bias and not trying to sell you something?