LIBRARY CATALOGS (Print and Electronic Books)

Westlake Library Catalog search for print and electronic books within the Westlake Library Media Center

Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks)

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Encyclopedias are useful for background information. Many include Bibliographies for further reading.

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library

Ancient Greece and Rome

World Eras

Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents

History in Dispute

Gale Encyclopedia of World History

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Encyclopedia of Religion

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library - Example: Caesar Augustus

Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students - Example: Education and Rhetoric, Roman

Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents - Table of Contents

Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages - Example: Sumptuary Laws Regulate Luxury

Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments - Example: Roman Empire

Follett (eBooks) <-- click here and search for Rome

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As a guest, you will not be able to print, highlight or take notes

To access all Follett eBooks features, create an account (see Creating a Destiny Quest Account and 9H Barcodes

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Other eBooks

Press prt sc computer key to screen capture pages of digital books; open Word and press Ctrl V

Google Books search the latest index of the world's books; millions of books you can preview or read for free

Example: The Religion of Ancient Rome

Project Gutenberg eBooks in the public domain that you can read for free

Example: Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine

Internet Archive provides access to historical collections that exist in digital format

Example: The Women of the Caesars

Subscription Databases

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ABC-CLIO Databases

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras Covers human history in all corners of the globe from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.

Daily Life Through History Discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.

Gale Databases

Academic OneFile Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Example: Nero Emerges as Ruthless But Less Baffling

Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! Example: Head Injuries of Roman Gladiators

General OneFile Full-text news and periodical articles on a range of topics including business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and more. Example:The Classic Woman

Student Resources in Context Authoritative reference content on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. Example: Roman Clothing

World History Collection Coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.Example: Rome's barbarian mercenaries: surrounded by enemies, the Romans increasingly relied on barbarians to fill their legions' depleted ranks--with disastrous consequences

ProQuest Databases

ProQuest Multiple Databases Full-text scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers from arts, literature, and social science to general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine. Example: Ancient Roman Coins Impersonating the Dead: Mimes at Roman Funerals Power Dressing in Ancient Greece and Rome

NoodleTools

Creating a Noodletools Account

Video Tutorials

Citing Sources

Formatting guide

Quick Cite (using pre-formatted citations)

iCyte Integration

Dynamic Citation Forms

Notecards and outlining

WORKS CITED EXAMPLE - including eBooks and a Primary Source quoted by a Secondary Source

Turnitin.com

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