III.  Electronic Resources
A.  Online Databases
B.  Encyclopedias
C.  Selected Internet Directories
D.  Selected Internet Websites
E. Videos, Audiotapes, Laserdiscs, etc.

IV.  Local Resources
A. Be Curious!
B. Ask!

V.Useful Tools
A.  Citation-Making Tools
B.  Website Evaluation Form

I.  General Search Strategies
A.  Find Your Topic.   Browse books or websites (see below), especially "chronologies," to determine your topic.   These books will also inform you of parallel events happening in the world at the same time.

--Asimov's Chronology of Science & Discovery (REF 509 Asi)
--The American Years:  A Chronology of U.S. History (REF 973.02)
--Chronicle of America:  Year-by-Year, Day-by-Day (REF 973.02 Dan)
--The New York Public Library Book of Chronologies (REF 902 Wet)
--The People's Chronology (REF 902 Tra)
--The Timetables of History (REF 902.02 Gru)
--The Timetables of Science (REF 509 Hel)

B.  Note  Keywords & Phrases.  As you do preliminary research, note keywords and phrases that repeatedly appear.  These words/phrases will become valuable tools to open up information resources, especially electronic ones. 

C.  Locate Crucial Call Numbers.  Non-fiction books covering inventions are generally located in the 608-609 range.  However, inventions can also be found in the history (902) and science (502) areas.  Check both non-fiction and reference shelves.  It's always better to cover all bases by checking the CHS Library catalog.   

D.  Preliminary Research. Utilize a general reference encyclopedia to get a grasp of your topic.  CHS maintains the print versions of World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica, etc. as well as the electronic Encyclopedia Britannica (password available for home use).

II.  Print Resources
A.  Reference Books.  General Encyclopedias are located at the back of the lower CHS Library seating area.  They include World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Americana and others. 

 Specific subject resources  include:
--Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century, 2001, (REF 973.5 Enc)  In-depth information about U.S. culture, from abolition to zoos.
--Working Americans, 1880-1999, (REF 305.5 Der) Family profiles of life at home, at work and in the community.  Also includes economic profiles and historical snapshots.  In four volumes, the set covers the working class, middle class, upper class and their children.  Offers very specific glimpses into daily life.

B.  Nonfiction and Fiction Books.   
Possible non-fiction titles include:
--Great modern inventions, 1991, (608 Mes)
--Great inventions through history, 1991, (608 Mes)
--Inventors who left their brands on America,1991, (609 Ols)
--Inventors and inventions,1994, (609.73 Jef)
--The Patent Book, 1979, (608 Gre)

Consult the CHS Library Catalog and/or the catalogs of local public libraries for other book possibilities. 

III. Electronic Resources
A.  Online Databases (Subscription-based).  
 --Interested in learning about reactions to inventions when they first came out?  Take a look at the Historical New York Times (from 1854).
--For current newspapers and magazines, visit ProQuest Periodicals.
--A good, online periodical source is available to holders of Harrison Memorial Library cards on their website at Full-text Magazines, Newspapers & More. Have your library card handy.

B.  Encyclopedias. 
Encyclopedia Britannica (password available for home use). 

C.  Selected Internet Directories.  
--Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) 
--Internet Public Library

D.  Selected Internet Websites.
--What you need  to know about inventors  A chronological  listing of American and non-American inventions.  A good place to begin your project.
--What you need to know about inventors:  timelines  Scroll down to timelines by subject (e.g.  A timeline of soft drink history).
--Inventions and Inventors from the eighteenth century)  More inventors and inventions from the latter half of the eighteenth century.
--National Inventors Hall of Fame  Hundreds of inventions and inventors, biographies, pictures, indexes of inventions and inventors.

E.  Videos, Audiotapes, DVDs, etc.   Check the CHS Library Catalog for locations.  

IV.  Local Resources
A.  Be curious!  

B.  Ask friends, family and CHS Staff members in order to find local experts on your topic.

V. Helpful Tools
A.  Citation-maker.

B.  Carmel High School Website  Evaluation Form.

C.  MLA Standards.  See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition,  (REF 808.02 Gib) in the CHS Library.