A Hotlist on Social Studies

A Hotlist on Social Studies
An Internet Hotlist on Social Studies

created by Miss Cokain
Clearview High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Social Studies, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started. Don't forget to check the bookmark file.

The Internet Resources

Biography Internet Links -
Countries & Cultures - A list of Country Information Sites
CultureGrams - Information about countries and recipes. Home use requires a password. See the Library staff.
Ebsco - Magazine index. Home use requires a password. See the library staff.
Infohio Database Search - Searches all or selected resources from Infohio including: World Book Ency., Science Online, Biography Reference Bank, Magazines, Newspapers and more. At the Core Collection page select the K-12 Info Search Button. Home use of databases will require a password. Please see the library staff.
Noodle Tools - Generate, edit, and publish MLA and APA-style source lists. Home use requires password. See Library staff.
Oxford Reference Online - More than 100 complete reference titles, fully indexed and cross-searchable, from a wide range of disciplines. Home use requires a pass word. See the Library staff.
Student Resource Center - Gale - Includes resources on U.S. History and Multicultural America. Requires a password. See the list or ask the Library staff.
World Book Encyclopedia - Home use requires a password. See the Library staff.

Decades & Wars

Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans - Part of the Library of Congress Digital History project. Interviews with Veterans.
Kingwood College Library - Am. Cultural History - Decades descriptions and links.
The Decades -
Veterans Memorial - Southeast Local Community Angels - Interviews with Veterans from WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War.

U. S. Government Information

CongressLink - The U.S. Congress and how it works, it's leaders and members. Also reference and historical materials related to Congress.
Congressional Biographical Directory - Biographies of U.S. Congressional members.
First Gov - Search engine for 31million + U.S. Government Web pages.
House of Representatives -
Information Please Almanac - Various types of information about the government and officeholders.
Presidents of the United States (IPL) - In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Plus links to other Presidential sites.
Thomas - U.S. Congress - Information on legislation in the U.S. Congress
United States Senate -
Welcome to the White House -

U. S. History

American Memory - Gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
Constitution of the United States - Features the complete text of the Constitution, high-resolution images, biographies of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and links. From the U.S. National Archives. Category
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Includes: American Civil War Reference Library, 5v, 2000; American Revolution Reference Library, 5v, 2000; Ency. of the American Constitution. Home use requires password. See Library staff.

Ohio Government & History

Cleveland Memory Project - Information on the history of Cleveland. Includes many ebook sources.
Constitution of Ohio -
Discover Ohio - Various information on Ohio & it's history.
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History -
Ohio General Assembly - Information on Ohio legislators and legislation.
Ohio Government Information -
Ohio Historical Society - Ohio history information.
Ohio History Central - Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. (Does not work properly on the old Macs.)
Ohio Laws & Rules - Ohio's state laws.
Ohio Memory Project - Digitized primary source materials collected from many different resources.
Ohio's Capitol Square - Tour of Columbus' Capitol area.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - More than 40,000 maps (1847-1970) of Ohio towns and cities; provided by OPLIN as part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center.
State and Local Government - Links to information about all the different states.

Other Social Studies Resources

History Central - Multiple areas of historical information.
History Channel - (Does not work properly on the old Macs.)
Nobel e-Museum - Biographies of Nobel Prize winners.

Content by Miss Cokain
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listsocialsmi1.html
Last revised Tue Sep 9 10:17:36 US/Pacific 2008