Access to Online Databases USC High School Library (Revised Nov. 19, 2015)

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1 Access to Online Databases USC High School Library (Revised Nov. 19, 2015) Table of Contents: 1. DESTINY: Web-based Resource Catalog & More EBSCOhost Databases: Literary Reference Center, History Reference Center, & Points of View.2 3. Bloom's Literary Reference Online JSTOR Student Resource Center Gale Virtual Reference Library Britannica Online School Edition World Book Online school ONLY) Country Reports CultureGrams school ONLY) Salem Press Collection (online books) Access PA POWER Library Databases (including MasterFile Main Edition, Newspaper Source Plus, Business Source Main Edition, ebooks, and GreenFILE Helpful Hints MLA Quickcard (The Green Sheet) Accessing the STUDENT LINKS Page for these Online Resources Go to any USC District webpage. Click the ACADEMICS tab and then click on STUDENT LINKS. Click USC HIGH SCHOOL. If you have trouble accessing these databases, ask a Librarian for help. Also, let us know how you like the resources and how they are useful to you. Home access and capabilities are available for all of these online services. User Id s and passwords for each database are inside of this brochure. uschs & panther for all! J Some databases include the MLA citations for articles. Look for that feature! Good Luck with your research. Ask for help when you need it. 1

2 DESTINY: The Web-based Resource Catalog & More From school you can just click onto the DESTINY link in STUDENT LINKS menu or go to Once you are into the catalog, type in your search and click onto the appropriate icon (KEYWORD, TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT, ETC.---The default is KEYWORD.). On the Results page, you will see what titles are available, where they are located, and if they are currently on the library shelves. You can get additional information when you click onto each title. Use the ADD TO THIS LIST AND MY LIST features to make personalized book lists that you can save and/or . EBSCOhost s Literary Reference Center, History Reference Center, & Points of View Literary Reference Center is a full- text database that combines information from thousands of major respected reference works, books, and literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Content includes thousands of plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, and author interviews. History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non- fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world s top political and societal publications. ü To access these databases from school: From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the database name that you want to use. ü Look at the bibliographies at the end of articles for additional sources. ü Use the options on the right of the page to print, cite, , etc. ü For home access, go to STUDENT LINKS, click onto the database name that you want to use. Login and then choose the database that you want to use. ü User Id: uschs Password: panther 2

3 Bloom's Literary Reference Online Facts On File s literature database has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the writings of renowned literary critic Harold Bloom. In addition to Facts On File s extensive print literature reference collection, the database now includes hundreds of Professor Bloom s essays, which examine the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world. Unlike many resources, this database also contains an archive of more than 40,000 characters, as well as extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, and genres. Other key features of Bloom s Literary Reference Online include redesigned browse and keyword search options, an up-todate timeline of world literature, and a special feature on Harold Bloom s Western Literary Canon. From STUDENT LINKS, click the Bloom's Literary Reference Online link. The fastest way to search is to enter the TITLE of the work you are researching and hit SEARCH. You can individually search Bloom resources, authors, works, topics/themes, and timelines too. Once you get to the results list, note that the articles are categorized for you (overview, criticism, biography). Click onto the title of the result to get the full text article. Notice in the PAGE TOOLS BOX that you can print, home, make text larger or smaller, and jump to the citation (REMEMBER TO CONVERT THE CITATION INTO MLA FORMAT!) Notice the tabs at the top of the page and RELATED INFORMATION section for additional resources on your topic/work title. Home access directions: Use student links from the USCHS webpage username: uschs password: panther JSTOR With participation and support from the international scholarly community, JSTOR has created a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive of scholarship, is actively preserving over one thousand academic journals in both digital and print formats, and continues to greatly expand access to scholarly works and other materials needed for research and teaching globally. We are investing in new initiatives to increase the productivity of researchers and to facilitate new forms of scholarship. JSTOR includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. The entire corpus is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references. Many university libraries have the JSTOR database. From STUDENT LINKS, click the JSTOR link or go to Enter the Username: uschs and Password: panther Click Advanced search. Here you can limit by item type, date range, discipline, journal, etc. If you need to change the article language, you can do so in the ADVANCED SEARCH menu under Article Language. You can pick from English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish. Some parts of the JSTOR database are translated into Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean. 3

4 Student Resources in Context for general searches on any topic. Student Resources In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full- text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user- friendly portal experience. From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the Student Resources in Context link. If prompted, enter the password PANTHER and click PROCEED. Home access directions: Use STUDENT LINKS from the USCHS webpage Enter this password: panther Click PROCEED and follow the directions above. Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own ebook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library). From STUDENT LINKS, click Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click the link for Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click the ebook that you want to use (e.g. Novels for Students), or use the search bar at the top of the page to search all ebooks simultaneously. You can find the 7 th edition MLA citation at the bottom of the each article. There is also a bibliography list of other articles that could be helpful. For Novels for Students CRITICAL ESSAYS, you need to include the AUTHOR S NAME FIRST. (See example below.) Britannica Online School Edition for encyclopedia information and a whole lot more! Britannica Online School Edition offers encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels. Users can also take advantage of the Learning Materials, a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides. Britannica includes PRIMARY SOURCES and ebooks too. From STUDENT LINKS, click the Encyclopedia Britannica link. If needed, login: user I.D.: uschs password: panther Choose the HIGH for the HIGH SCHOOL edition. Then type your search at the top of the page. On your results page, use the LEFT SIDEBAR to access articles, ebooks, primary sources, and more. When you click onto an article, use the icons at the top right to cite, print, , etc. To cite Britannica articles, click the CITE ARTICLE button at the top right. 4

5 World Book Advanced--Available from school only! No home access! Since 1917, World Book, Inc. has set the standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults. Based in Chicago, Illinois, World Book is an industry leader in the production of award-winning encyclopedias, reference sources, and multimedia products for the home and schools. World Book Online Reference center contains all the articles from the printed version, plus video clips, graphics, sounds, and animations. From STUDENT LINKS, click the World Book Online link. Enter your search terms and click Go. This is an excellent database for PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS. If present, they will be listed on the right column on your results page. I.D.: uschs password: panther Country Reports Cultural, Historical, and Statistical Country Information. GREAT FOR MAPS! From STUDENT LINKS, click onto Country Reports. Sign in at the top right of the page username: uschs password: panther Click on the Select a Country icon at the bottom left of the page and click on the map for the country you want to search. Or, type in the country name at the top of the page. CultureGrams Available from school only! No home access! From Student Links, click onto CultureGrams. There is no home access for this database. From STUDENT LINKS, click onto Country Reports. Click on the edition that you want to search like World Edition for countries. Click on the map for the country you want to search. Or, type in the country name at the top of the page. Use the right and left sidebars to limit your search. Clickt the generate citation link at the bottom of the page for the MLA citation. 5

6 Salem Press Collection History and Literature topics in online book format From STUDENT LINKS, click the Salem Press Collection link. Click on a book title to see the table of contents. Click on the chapter of interest. Use the left sidebar to search within a book. This is an excellent database for PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS. Citations are given in website format. I.D.: uschs password: panther Access PA POWER Library Databases Databases available from the POWER Library (subject to change): Books, movies, and more in a PA library (Also known as Access PA database) Associated Press AP Images Business Source Main Edition MasterFILE Main Edition Middle Search Main Edition Consumer Health Complete Newspaper Source Plus GreenFile ebooks on EBSCO BookFlix Auto Repair Reference Center Teacher Reference Center LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) Proquest SIRS Discoverer CyberSmarts Public Library Search Contemporary Authors ü To access these databases from school or home: From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the POWER Library link. ü For home access: Go to the Township Library s web page o You will need the barcode number from your TOWNSHIP LIBRARY CARD! o On the right-hand side of the screen, click onto e-info: The 24/7 Library. o Click Digital Resources and then Remote Access under the POWER Library heading. o Follow the directions and enter the barcode number on your Township Library card. If you need to use your password, it is the last 4 digits of your phone number. o Then click onto the database that you want to use. 6

7 Helpful Hints Accessing STUDENT LINKS You can also go to the USC High School website and go to the bottom right of the page and click STUDENT LINKS. Go to any USC District webpage. Click the ACADEMICS tab and then click on STUDENT LINKS. On the left sidebar, click USC HIGH SCHOOL. Use uschs and panther to login into these online sources. Remember to consult THE GREEN SHEET for help with citing your sources in MLA format or THE YELLOW SHEET for APA format. See next pages. 7

8 MLA Quick Reference Card Based on MLA 7 th Edition Revised April A book by one author Gurko, Leo. Ernest Hemingway and the Pursuit of Heroism. New York: Crowell, Print. 2. A book by 2 or 3 authors (only reverse the first name listed) Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. 2 nd ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, Print or more books by the same author Traversi, Derek A. An Approach to Shakespeare. Garden City: Anchor, Print Shakespeare: The Last Phase. Stanford: Stanford UP, Print. MLA 7 th edition 4. A book with an editor Bloom, Harold, ed. J.D. Salinger. New York: Chelsea House, Print. 5. A book with an Author AND an Editor (if you are citing the work of the author, begin with the author.) Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson. New York: Norton, Print. 6. Introduction, Foreword, Preface, Afterword See p in MLA Handbook 7 th edition for more examples Author of Introduction, Foreword, Preface, or Afterword. Part of book. Title of Book. By Author of Work. If Editor Ed. Name. City: Publisher, copyright date. pages. Print. Ogden, James. Introduction. Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer. By Oliver Goldsmith. Ed. James Ogden. New York: W.W. Norton, xi-xli. Print. Hunter, Paul J. Preface. Mary Shelley Frankenstein. By Mary Shelley. New York: W.W. Norton, vii-xii. Print. 7. An essay in a book of collected criticism REMEMBER: Do NOT italicize the title of the original work. Parker, David. Two Versions of the Hero. F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, Print. 8. An article in a PRINT magazine/journal Author. Title of article. Magazine/Journal title volume number.issue number (year of publication): page numbers. Print. Constanza, Robert. Economics as a Life Science. Bioscience 51.2 (2001): Print. 9. A signed article in a PRINT reference book (including encyclopedia entries) Tobias, Richard. Thurber, James. Encyclopedia Americana. 14 th ed Print. 10. An unsigned article in a PRINT reference book (including ency. entries) "Best Dressed Women of All Time." Encyclopedia of Fashion. 3rd ed Print. 11. A Book with a Translator Clavino, Italo. The Uses of Literature. Trans. Patrick Creagh. San Diego: Harcourt, Print. 12. Published Interview Name of person(s) interviewed. Title of interview if it was published/broadcast or Interviewed by name of interviewer. Name of publication, program or recording where interview was published, place of interview (if known), city of interview, date of interview (day, month, year). Media type if applicable (e.g. Television, DVD, Radio, etc.). Blackmun, Harry. Interview by Ted Koppel and Nina Totenberg. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York, 5 Apr Radio. 13. Personal Interview Name of person(s) interviewed. Kind of interview (Personal interview, Telephone interview), date of interview (day, month, year). EXAMPLE: Ghilani, Michael. Personal interview. 20 Sept Video/DVD Director s name, dir. Title of VHS/DVD. Distributor, year of release. DVD or VHS. 8

9 15. Google Books Author. Title of book. Original book publication information, original copyright date. Google Books. Web. Access date. Frost, Robert. North of Boston. 2nd ed. New York: Henry Holt and Co Google Books. Web. 3 November Ebook/Online Book Include Original Author. Title. Publisher, copyright date. Ebook. Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Penquin, Ebook. 17. Information from an online database (e.g. JSTOR, EBSCOhost, Points of View, World Book Online, etc.) 1. Author s name (last name, first name). Period after the name. 2. Title of the article. with quotation marks and a period before the last quotation mark. 3. Name of the original source ---Title of the magazine or book (e.g. Exploring Novels, Cyclopedia of Characters, Newsweek). Italicize. No period at the end. 4. If provided, volume number.issue number. Separate with a period but no space in between. No period at the end. 5. (Date of publication in parentheses): Colon at the end followed by page numbers. If no page numbers, put n.pag. Period at the end. (NOT n.pag..) 6. Name of the subscription database followed by a period & italicized (e.g. Gale Discovering Collection). 7. The word: Web. followed by a period. 8. Date of access (day month year). Period at the end. 9. If your teacher requires a URL address, place it in angle brackets, at the end of your citation, <Electronic address or URL of database home page>. followed by a period. 10. If the source does not provide a piece of the required information, skip that part and go on to the next piece of required information. Examples with and without URL: Rollins, Jill. The Catcher in the Rye. Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (1998):n. pag. Magill OnLiterature. Web. 27 Aug *Note: The Catcher in the Rye is italicized because it s a title within a title. Ashe, Frederick L. "Jane Eyre: The Quest for Optimism. EXPLORING Novels (2003):n.pag. Gale Discovering Collection. Web. 15 Jan *Note: Jane Eyre is italicized because it s a title within a title. Friess, Steve. Deaf to the Problem." Newsweek (2006):12. EBSCOhost Masterfile Premier. Web. 28 Feb < 18. World Wide Web (Internet) citation Author/Creator (if known). Title of Page or Document. Title of overall site. Publisher or sponsor of site/ if not available, use n.p., (comma here) Date of publication (day month year) followed by a period; if no date, use n.d. (followed by a period). Web. Date of access (day month year). If required, URL address in angle brackets < Examples with and without URL: Mintz, S. Native America on the Eve of Contact. Digital History. College of Education University of Houston, Nov Web. 16 Nov < Bermuda. CIA World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency, Web. 17 Dec < Pittsburgh, PA. Map. Google Maps. Google, 15 May Web.15 May Message Sender s name. Title of message from subject line. Message to. Date sent. . Despines, J. Schedule change for library. Message to Ms. Tungate. 30 May On-line Image, Sound, Video Clip, or Digital File (pdf, image, map, video, sound file, mp3, etc.) Author/Creator (if known). Title or description item. File type (pdf, image, map, video, sound file, mp3, etc.). Title of overall site. Publisher or sponsor of site; if not available, use n.p. (followed by comma), Date of publication (day month year)--if no date, use n.d. Web. Date of access. If required, URL address in angle brackets followed by period---shorten long URLs to the.com,.edu,.org, etc. < Kelly, Charles. Martin Luther King, Jr. Online Image. AP Images. Associated Press, 3 Apr Web. 13 Sept < Month Abbreviations: Except for May, June and July, use these abbreviations: Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. PLEASE NOTE: Your works cited page should be double-spaced. Revised by USC High School Librarians Revised APRIL Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition

10 APA Quick Reference Card OCT PRINT SOURCES 1. A book by one author (NOTE: Use author s first name initial only) Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore s dilemma. New York, NY: Penguin Group. 2. A book with 2 authors (use ampersand & NOT and ) Buss, A. H., & Pomin, R. (1975). A temperament theory of personality development. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. APA 6 th edition 3. A book with 3 to 7 authors (use ampersand & NOT and ) Alper, S., Schloss, P. J., Etscheidt, S. K., & Macfarlane, C. A. (1995). Inclusion: Are we abandoning or helping students? Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. 4. A book with more than seven authors (use last names & initials; after 6 th author's name, use an ellipses in place of author s names then provide final author s name. Do not include more than 7 names). Black, C. P., Arlo, S. T., Rechit, R., Machlen, J. P., Sempson, K., Bee, A. L.,... Clark, S. P. (2001). APA format for psychology students. Newark, NJ: Prentice- Hall. 5. A book with an organization as an author American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4 th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. 6. A book with an unknown author Merriam- Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam- Webster. 7. A book with an introduction, preface, foreword, and/or afterword Funk, R., & Kolln, M. (1998). Introduction. In E. W. Ludlow (Ed.), Understanding English grammar (pp. 1-2). Needham, MA: Allyn and Bacon. 8. A book with an editor, no author Duncan, G. J., & Brooks- Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. 9. A book with an editor and an author(s) Poston, T. (2000). A draft of history. In K.A. Hauke (Ed.). Athens: University of Georgia Press. 10. A book with a translator Laplace, P. S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities. (F. W. Truscott & F. L. Emory, Trans.). New York, NY: Dover. 11. An essay in a book of collected criticism (work in an anthology) Harris, M. (2000). Talk to me: Engaging reluctant writers. In B. Rafoth (Ed.), A tutor s guide: Helping writers one to one (pp.24-34). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. 12. An entry in a print reference book (including an encyclopedia) Posner, R. (1987). Romance Languages. In The encyclopedia Britannia: macropedia (15 th ed.). 13. An article in a PRINT magazine/journal Poniewozik, J. (2000, November 20). TV makes a too- close call. Time, 156(21), Government Document National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 10

11 15. Conference Proceedings Schnase, J. L., & Cunnius, E. L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL '95: The First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 16. An article in a PRINT newspaper Krugman, A. (2007, May 21). Fear of eating. New York Times, p. A Dissertation, Published and Unpublished Last name, First Initial. (Year) Title (unpublished or published doctoral dissertation). Name of Institution, Location. ONLINE SOURCES Online sources often include digital object identifiers, or DOIs. The DOI is a serial number that identifies the source regardless of URL changes; may usually be found on first page of online source and may be used in place of a URL. General format: Author (if known). (Year [use n.d. if not given]). Article or page title. Larger Publication Title, volume or issue number. Retrieved from address or DOI (NOTE: NO PERIOD AT END AFTER URL OR DOI) 18. An article from an Online Database (same format as PRINT article) Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others: The Psychology of Resilience. (2011). Vital Speeches of the Day, 77 (11), Ramirez, J. (2009). CHILDREN OF CONFLICT. Newsweek, 153 (24), World Wide Web (Internet) citation United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2004, July). Drinking water standards. Retrieved from US EPA website Media giants. (2001). Frontline: The Merchants of Cool. Retrieved from PBS Online Image from a website Goya, F. (1800). The family of Charles IV. Museo National del Prado. Retrieved from Ebooks/Online Books Milton, J. (1667). Paradise lost: Book I. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved from Blog post Parker- Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times. Retrieved from Multimedia Sources: video or film, podcast/youtube Guggenheim, D. (Director), & Bender, L. (Produce). (2006). An inconvenient truth [DVD] United States: Paramount Home Entertainment. Murphy, B. (2008, September 27). Tips for a good profile piece. [YouTube]. Project: Report. Retrieved from Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (6 th ed., 2 nd printing). Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from Updated by USCHS Librarians