{"id":83,"date":"2021-02-28T13:56:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T13:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2021-03-10T03:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T03:15:06","slug":"our-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/academics\/our-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Bard High School Early College Newark Learning Center and Library<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You may use the physical Library Media Center for academic and personal information needs before and after school and during lunch.<\/li><li>During your study period you should be working on school assignments. Be sure to include this period into your time management plan.<\/li><li>Please, no food or beverages.<\/li><li>Books may be borrowed for a period of 15 school days and renewed up to two additional times as long as no other student has placed a hold on the book.<\/li><li>Appropriate language only!<\/li><li>Cell phone calls are not permitted.<\/li><li>Show care when using all library resources.<\/li><li>Print only what you really need. Do not waste our limited paper resources.<\/li><li>Treat others with dignity and respect.<\/li><li>Respect other people\u2019s right to a quiet place to study.<\/li><li>Students need to have an Acceptable Use Policy [AUP] signed by a parent or guardian before using the school\u2019s computers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Research Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of websites put together to help you conduct scholarly research from a computer.&nbsp; This list does not include all the great resources out there, but if you explore these sites and follow select links the amount of resources at your fingertips will multiply quickly.&nbsp; I suggest making a bookmarks tab on your home computer and including the following sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/\">http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital History is similar to a high school American history textbook.&nbsp; While this site should not be used as a source, this site can be used to gain a general overview of a topic and to access select primary sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/\">https:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot use WikiPedia (or any other encyclopedia) as a source.&nbsp; The reasoning behind this is that secondary sources must include authorship and citations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>However<\/em><\/strong>, you can use it to help define key words or to access their sources (scroll to the bottom for links).\u00a0 Most Wikipedia pages include the original sources the information was taken from if you examine the citations, links and works cited at the bottom of the page.\u00a0 If you follow the link to the original source you may find the larger context of the information used on the Wikipedia page and the original author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/\">http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Avalon Project provides the text of many primary source documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Library of Congress is particularly strong for primary sources and photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/\">http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very good option for finding secondary source articles with attributions\/authors.&nbsp; ***Create a free account to access full amount of secondary and primary sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/about.jstor.org\/individuals\">http:\/\/about.jstor.org\/individuals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jstor is now free to us at Bard High School Early College Newark. On campus you do not need the username and password to access the database. To access JSTOR off campus, ask your professor for the login information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York Time makes its full archive available online.&nbsp; You can search by topic.&nbsp; Sign up for a library card to access more materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\">http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While not all of these sources are available as full texts, Google has scanned loads of books that you can access here.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/\">http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collection of public records and great visuals to help you get a good idea of almost any event in US History.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teachingamericanhistory.org\/\">http:\/\/teachingamericanhistory.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large amount of primary sources available, particularly if you go to the document library.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oshermaps.org\/\">http:\/\/www.oshermaps.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large amount of primary sources available, particularly if you go to the document library.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Map collection that includes a wide variety of maps from colonial America through the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loc.harpweek.com\/\">http:\/\/loc.harpweek.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extensive collection of political cartoons and political prints.&nbsp; Browse the collection or search by keyword or time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.culturalequity.org\/\">http:\/\/www.culturalequity.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially good for music, photographs and early 20th century history.&nbsp; Includes Alan Lomax archives of film, sound, and photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Libraries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Many university libraries have internet archives that include documents and research particular to their State or City.&nbsp; Two samples are below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/lib\/colllist\/\">http:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/lib\/colllist\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the University of Michigan digital collections from the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docsouth.unc.edu\/\">http:\/\/docsouth.unc.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From University of North Carolina focused on southern U.S. History.&nbsp; Collections of diaries, posters, photos, and various primary sources documenting the Southern states of the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RESEARCH TIPS FOR ALL SEARCH ENGINES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Words<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Before beginning in-depth research, you must define the key words that you expect will help bring you to relevant sources.&nbsp; Try various key words and terms related to your topic, nature of inquiry and assignment..<\/li><li>Try to use the most generic form of a given word.&nbsp; IE Battle would include \u201cBattles\u201d but not vice-versa.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Use a thesaurus to find related words or alternative approaches to the same idea.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Narrow Your Search:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>AND\/&amp; <\/em>\u2013 Narrows results to include only documents which contain both words.&nbsp; IE World War II AND D-Day, D-Day AND Strategy<\/li><li><em>AND NOT<\/em> \u2013 Narrows results to exclude documents which the word or phrase after NOT.&nbsp; IE World War II AND NOT Germany, Atomic Bomb AND NOT Manhattan Project<\/li><li><em>Use quotation marks<\/em> \u2013 Putting a phrase in quotation marks will return only documents in which those words appear in that exact order. &nbsp; IE \u201cWorld War II Battles\u201d, \u201cUnited States Involvement in World War II\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Expand Your Search:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>OR<\/em> \u2013 Expands results to find documents which include any of the listed words.&nbsp; IE D-Day or World War II Battle<\/li><li><em>Few Words<\/em> \u2013 Generally the fewer words the more results you will get<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most importantly:&nbsp; Research takes time and patience.<\/strong>&nbsp; You will need to PLAY around with words and language to find great sources.&nbsp; Also, you will need to go beneath the first 10 search results and follow links that may look helpful.&nbsp; You will find dead ends and often come up empty handed and exasperated at first\u2026.but this is part of RESEARCH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Bard High School Early College Newark Learning Center and Library You may use the physical Library Media Center for academic and personal information needs before and after school and during lunch. 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