Pathfinder for AP
The library has many
print resources to assist you in your research.
Remember to search for specialized encyclopedias reference works as well
your specific topic.
Databases:
“Issues and Controversies in American History” from Facts on File Reference Suite
Access available from library webpage
General Reference>choose specific databases (i.e.,
Professional Journals for Teachers
Literary
Try <Advanced Searching> or <Visual Search>
Issues and Controversies in American History at Facts on File
Internet:
Go to “
“American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.”
“…this site serves as a gateway to web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence. [It links to] materials that focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence.”
Social Studies Links at
Documents for the Study of American History
Use the timeline to select the decade for which you would like to find primary source documents. Includes free downloads for Adobe Acrobat Reader and Real Player for audio files, if you need them.
Drawing from Life: Caricatures and Cartoons from the American Art/Portrait Gallery
http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/caricatures/index.htm
This is an extensive exhibition of political and editorial cartoons, covering the time from the 1800s to the early 20th Century.
The History Links
Library is a searchable database of carefully reviewed and annotated links to
Web sites on American history. Also
included are hundreds of annotated Web links to primary documents online,
including speeches, legislation, treaties, social commentary, essays,
traveler’s accounts, newspaper articles, visual artifacts, etc.