Saturday, November 17, 2012

Create Citations Easily with EasyBib


 


Create and manage citations with EasyBib, available on the library’s home page.  With EasyBib you can create citations in MLA, APA or Chicago style.  In many cases, if EasyBib recognizes the title or web address for a source, it can automatically create a citation for you.  You can save and manage citations for multiple projects by registering with EasyBib or logging on with your Facebook, Google, Yahoo, AOL or OpenID accounts.  For tips on using EasyBib, see Palomar Library’s  EasyBib LibGuide. EasyBib also has a mobile app for your iPhone or iPad or for your Android device.

American History Databases



Have a history paper to write? Or maybe you’re just a history buff. Check out the library’s history databases, available through the library’s web site. Click on Articles and then the Arts & Humanities tab. From off campus log on with your student ID and eServices password. Staff log on with their email username and password.
  • America: History and Life Full-Text
    This database covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, with selective indexing for 1,700 journals from 1955 to present and full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books.
  • Sources in U.S. History: American Revolution
    This resource contains digital copies of primary source documents — personal accounts, pamphlets, monographs, congresses, speeches, maps — produced during the period covering the American Revolutionary War, from 1763 to 1783.
  • Sources in U.S. History: The Civil WarThis collection of over 500 digitized primary-source documents spans the length of the Civil War and includes personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, regimental histories and photograph albums, legal treatises and children's books.  It covers battles, politics, religion, the experiences of leaders and common soldiers, the home front, causes, and consequences. It also covers special areas of study, including Southern history, African American history, medical history, history of technology and more.
  • European Views of the Americas 1493 to 1750
    This database is an index of European works that relate to the Americas. Created from the authoritative reference source “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750,” this database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.