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(SPECIAL NOTE: When searching, type both men's names in quotation marks, i.e. "King Arthur" & "Robin Hood." To make your search more specific, click on "Advanced Search," then type in your person's name plus at least one additional term, such as "real," "literature," "literary," "history," "historical," "archaeology," "archaeological," and/or "biography." )
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Complete entries from Encyclopaedia Britannica.
After typing in your search, the encyclopedia entries will appear in the middle of the screen; in addition, on the left-hand side, you may also access magazines, ebooks, primary sources, and websites from EBSCO. Type in either "King Arthur" or "Robin Hood" as your search, then click on the first encyclopedia link in the middle of the screen. On the bottom of each page is a list of more Britannica articles about related topics - reference, history, philosophy, science/technology, people, etc.
NOTE: To make a Chicago-style citation, on the top right-hand corner of the entry, click the check-marked box icon, then in the Select Citation Style menu, choose Chicago Manual of Style.
History Reference Center (EBSCO): Motherload of history-related information from reference books, encyclopedias, magazines, historical documents, multimedia, etc.
On the search screen, click on the Full Text box below the search fields. Then, to the right of it, go to the Timeline menu and select World History -- Middle Ages (501-1350 CE).
NOTE: To make a Chicago-style citation, after choosing to print, e-mail, or save your article, go to the Citation Format menu, then choose Chicago/Turabian: Humanities.
Humanities Full Text (EBSCO): Full-text journal & magazine articles.
First, click the Full Text box below the Clear and Start buttons on the right-hand side, then type in your specific topic.
NOTE: To make a Chicago-style citation, after choosing to print, e-mail, or save your article, go to the Citation Format menu, then choose Chicago/Turabian: Humanities.
World History in Context (Gale): Complete entries from reference books, full-text periodicals, & primary sources.
On the top right-hand corner, choose World, then type in your search. Each entry includes an MLA citation at the bottom, which you have to convert to Chicago-style format.
NOTE: To make a Chicago-style citation, on the top right-hand corner of each entry, click the Citation Tools link, then in the Choose Citation Format menu, click on Chicago 16th Edition.
