LibGuides: Spring Research Deep Dive: Home

REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCES

At least SIX sources must appear in your bibliography (and in NoodleTools) by the end of the project.
- NOTE: these are six sources that you have USED to research and write your essay. Therefore, each one should be cited in your footnotes as well!
No more than two of these may be from the “Overview” sources section of your topic’s page.
- You may use AS MANY of the sources from the “Deep Dive” section as you like, however…
- You must also use at least TWO sources that you have located on your own. These two must be either BOOK sources or web sources that are "academic" in nature (we will discuss how to evaluate web sources in class). These must be sources that made a significant contribution to your essay. In other words, these are two sources that you cite multiple times.
NONE of the sources in your bibliography are permitted to be Wikipedia, encyclopedias, almanacs, fact books, “About.com” or “Quora” type sources, guidebooks, manuals, or textbooks. Remember, it's fine to start your research at sources like these, but you must not end there!

DATABASES

Gale in Context: U.S. History
JStor and ArtStor JStor is a scholarly database. On campus users are able to access the database directly. For off campus/remote you will need to get log on and password information from your teacher or a librarian. You may also access a large collection of images including images from ArtStor
War and Terrorism Collection Articles on war and its causes, current events, terrorism, and more
Gale in Context: World History https://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=WHIC&locid=mlin_m_therivers

GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH

Google Advanced Search

Using Google Advanced Search can help you get better results.

NOODLETOOLS/NOODLEBIB

NoodleTools

NoodleTools is an online tool to help you create and save bibliographies. All Rivers students have access. The short videos below will help familiarize you with NoodleTools. You will need revalidate your account or create a new one. The library password is: noodlepass1

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU OPEN UP NOODLETOOLS WHENEVER YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR RESOURCES!! IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE LIBRARIANS ARE HAPPY TO HELP YOU!!

CATALOG

Use the search box to quickly look up a book in our catalog.