Homewood-Flossmoor High School Library

Helpful Resources for your U.S. History Research Assignment

Be sure to take advantage of the HFHS Library resources.  You can search for books in the Library Catalog and articles from periodicals and reference books in our collection of online databases and e-books.

To access the HFHS Library homepage:

Go to HFHS Web site: www.hfhighschool.org

Select  “Library Online Resources”

Remember, you can use HF library resources 24/7.

The home access user name and password can be obtained from the librarian.

Choose the “Library Catalog” link to search for books in the HF library.

Tip: If you find a good book for your topic, go to the book’s full record and check out all of the subject heading links at the end of the page.  You may find more good books.

Choose the “Online Databases and E-Books” link for articles.

Recommended:

African American Studies Center

Biographies Plus Illustrated

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (good for general background information).

EBSCO History Reference Center

Gale Virtual Reference Library – search for articles from over 300 reference books.

SIRS Knowledge Source

SIRS Decades

Student Resource Center

Tip: Be sure to check out any additional links provided by the database publishers.  They will often lead to relevant information.

Recommended Sources for Primary Source Documents on the Web:

Library of Congress American Memory Timelinehttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/

University of Northern Iowa Library

Collection of Digitized Primary American History Sourceshttp://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/digitalhistory.shtml

Association of College and Research Libraries

Collection of Primary and Secondary U.S. History Sourceshttp://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2001/november3/ushistory.cfm