Library of Congress: Civic Interactions
The following interactive projects were developed by a number of organizations and supported by grants from the Library of Congress. Each project is intended to provide engaging and meaningful...
Biography Challenge
Inspired by NPR: Do you identify as a Beatles fan? Maybe yes, maybe no? For this assignment you will use the TZHS databases and resources as a springboard to...
Evaluating Online Resources
Effective evaluation of online materials requires a set of skills. To effectively evaluate online materials, you must be able to do proper speed reading and skimming of content, as...
Beyond Google
Beyond Google Dimensions AI Tip – use the limiters on the left and right, starting with the “Open Access” option DuckDuckGo “the search engine that doesn’t track you”...
About Citations
If you think about it, much of the information that goes into a paper or article can be organized into three groups: “common knowledge” “my ideas”, and “other people’s...
APA Style
The American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a set of rules for citing sources and formatting papers. The purpose of this guide is to serve as a ready reference...
MLA Style
The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is a set of rules for citing sources and formatting papers. The purpose of this guide is to serve as a ready reference...
Chicago Manual Style
Chicago Manual Style (CMS) has two documentation styles: notes and bibliographyand author-date (Turabian) reference. This formatting guide will provide the basics for formatting, key bibliographic features, and examples of citation for both above mentioned...
What are Databases and Resources?
When it comes time to do research, the first step is often search engines. Using a search term, we can find websites, images, videos, blog posts and more that...