LibGuides: US History: Home

NoodleTools "How To" Libguide

This Libguide is from West Sound Academy Library, and was created and generously shared by library director Susan Trower

While some of the information in this Libguide is specific to West Sound Academy students, most of it is applicable and helpful to you! In addition to the Home page, be sure to look in the individual tabs, like "Work with Projects", "Create Citations", and "Use Quick Cite" for help.

NoodleTools How To Libguide

Off-Site Username and Password List

Database Offsite Password List, Oct. 2021

General Reference Source Databases

U.S. History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
"Information on hundreds of... significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources." Searchable by keyword, or browse the 420 "Topics", sets of information on a broad range of historical and current topics.
American History (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window

Depending on your topic, the following databases might be of use:

African-American Experience (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
American Government (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Daily Life Through History (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Escolar (Britannica) This link opens in a new window
Latino-American Experience (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window
World at War (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window

Databases of Periodicals (Journals, Magazines and Newspapers)

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Designed for scholarly research, this database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study including STEM, social sciences and humanities. It includes resources from journals, periodicals, reports, books and more including peer-reviewed journal articles. (View list of titles)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search full text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines
Academic Onefile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Targeted for academic research, this database combines full text for scholarly journals and selected general interest titles from across the disciplines. (View list of titles)
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
This database includes scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, books, conference papers & proceedings and more from an array of academic, radical, community and independent presses from 1970 to present

ProQuest Ebook Central (eBrary): Find e-books here!

Ebook Central/eBrary (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Use your SH email address to log into EBook Central and access over 140,000 titles.

Library Catalog: Follett Homepage

Library Catalog

Citation Tools

NoodleTools
Creating a NoodleTools Account
MLA: Works Cited Quick Guide
A brief summary of the essential components in any MLA "Works Cited" citation, from the Modern Language website. Includes a link to a practice "Works Cited" template.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style - The MLA Style Center
Create a Hanging Indent in Google Docs (video)