Mr. Marino's Term Paper

Here are our tried and true reference links. Please get IDs and passwords from the library.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Launch from the library Web page at www.hopatcongschools.org/hs/library. Inside the building, you do not need to enter a password.

EBSCOHost is found at search.ebscohost.com. Try a search at the Literary Reference Center.
     Not all Web sites are created equally. A Google search may yield accurate information or totally unreliable data that could wreck your grade. Here is a list of reputable sources designed to help you accomplish your tasks quickly and accurately. If you have any questions, see me in the library or contact me at ppaugh@hopatcongschools.org .

Search 50 years of American Heritage magazine. americanheritage.com
Find a selection of recommended websites at History Matters.
Use A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust for images, timelines, and research about this time period.
Use the U.S. history tab at Shmoop.
Listen to your research at History and Politics Outloud.
Get the facts at HistoryNet.

Writing Questions
Find out what books are available at the high school library at Hopatcong High School Library.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab helps with composition issues.


For help writing citations, try Son of Citation Machine. High school papers are written in MLA format.

For even more help researching, organizing, creating citations, use Noodle Tools. User ID is hopatcong, password is hopatcong or high. Create your own sign-in to save your work.

Stop by the library for more help!

General Reference:
Refdesk.com provides a wealth of information. Find links to newspapers, SAT prep, political cartoons, and favorite columnists. Different search fields available.
The Internet Public Library is extensive. Use the search box on the top of the page or drill down by subject either by the navigation bar on the left side of the screen or the main body of the site.
How Things Work tells you just what the title suggests. Search field available.

Jersey Clicks http://www.jerseyclicks.com
Access this site directly inside the building. Outside the building, enter 28023 or use the barcode from your Sussex County or other public library to access this database.

Q & A New Jersey http://www.qandanj.org
If you need help with research, you can ask a librarian online 24 hours a day.