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 * Need some help choosing a topic? Here are links to thousands!**


 * [|Google World History by Region]**


 * [|Google World History by Time Period]**


 * [|Google World History by Topic]**


 * [|Yahoo World History by Country]**


 * [|Yahoo World History by Topic]**


 * [|Yahoo World History by Time Period]**


 * [|Google American History Links]**


 * [|Yahoo American History Links]**




 * Recommended Research Sequence**

1. Do background reading on your topic in an encyclopedia.[| World Book] is good because it often provides an outline and a list of sources for further research. (Use your **Public Library Card** to log in) **From your reading, make a list of keywords to search further. If you know 20 or more important terms that have to do with your topic, your research will be much easier!**

2. [|Search ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases], using your **Public Library Card** to log in.

3. Search our library for books, using [|Destiny.] There is a link in red on Quick Links on the homepage.

4. Search the public library for books using the Monroe Public Library.

5. Search ACCESS Pennsylvaniafor books in over 1,000 Pennsylvania libraries. Interlibrary loan forms are available at the circulation desk.

6. Search subscription databases for magazine and journal articles. (SIRS, Student Resource Center, [|Monroe Public Library Databases])

7. Get help with your Thesis Statement here. **Help sheets area available**.

8. Get help with your bibliography using a Library Handbook, or [|NoodleTools].

9. Always ask for help when you need it. Don't wait until the last minute!