This research guide is a partial list of materials available to assist you as you begin a research project. The books listed below are shelved in numerical order in the Youth Services Reference collection.

Ask a Librarian if you have any questions or need assistance.

General Encyclopedias J REFERENCE

at the Homework Center

New Book of Knowledge
World Book Encyclopedia
The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia

World War I J REFERENCE

J 305.403 MAT American Women’s History
J 902.02 CHR Chronicle of the World
J 902.02 WET New York Public Library Book of Chronologies
J 911 HIS Historical Maps on File
J 940.3 PEN World War I
J 940.3 SHE Pictorial History of World War I
J 940.303 GRO Grolier Library of World War I
J 973 AME American Heritage History of the United States
J 973 AME The American Scene
J 973 CHA The Military History of the United States
J 973 HAK A History of Us
J 973.0202 CHR Chronicle of America
J 973.0202 GRO The American Years
J 973.0222 ALB Album of American History
J 973.03 DIC Dictionary of American History
J 973.91 UXL American Decades

World War II J REFERENCE

J 305.403 MAT American Women’s History
J 902.02 CHR Chronicle of the World
J 902.02 WET New York Public Library Book of Chronologies
J 911 HIS Historical Maps on File
J 940.53 WOR World War II
J 940.54 MES Pictorial History of World War II
J 940.54 NEW New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II
J 973 AME American Heritage History of the United States
J 973 AME The American Scene
J 973 CHA The Military History of the United States
J 973 HAK A History of Us
J 973.0202 CHR Chronicle of America
J 973.0202 GRO The American Years
J 973.0222 ALB Album of American History
J 973.03 DIC Dictionary of American History
J 973.91 UXL American Decades

The Holocaust J REFERENCE

J 940.53 WOR World War II
J 940.5318… Holocaust
J 940.5318 FEL Understanding the Holocaust
J 940.5318 HOL The Holocaust
J 940.5318 PEO People of the Holocaust
J 940.5318 VOI Voice of the Holocaust
J 940.53180922 Rescue and Resistance: Portraits of the
RES Holocaust
J 940.54 MES Pictorial History of World War II
J 940.54 NEW The New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II
J 973 CHA The Military History of the United States

Magazines

Additional information may be found in this magazines:

• Calliope

Computer Catalog Subject Headings

Continue your research by searching these headings:

• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1939-1945
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Browsing the Shelves

Information can be found in different shelf locations based on the subject area. Below is just a small sampling of subject areas. Ask a Librarian for additional locations.

J 940.3—World War I
J 940.5318—Holocaust
J 940.54—World War II

Electronic Resources & Internet Searches

• Expand your research by searching the online encyclopedias and databases.
• Find Internet sites using Internet Links: Resources for Homework.
• Internet access at the Library is available to students who are registered with a signed Internet Use Permission Form on file.
• Each resource has a different search strategy, so be sure to ask a Librarian to assist you.

Printing articles at the Library:

Black & white at 10¢ a page
Color at $1.00 a page
Email to your home address at no cost

revised 10/04

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