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Elizabethan Life and Culture

The library has many books on your topics. Use the LIBRARY CATALOG to find books and ebooks.
Note:  most books have been pulled and are on cart.

Recommended Databases:

https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/m/index.html​

EBSCO Search Premier & Academic eBook Collection
Provides access to over 130,000 ebooks & 4,600 academic journals.
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user: miracostahs  password: Library@24

British Library Elizabethan England
​Exploration and trade, crime and punishment, clothing and social structure: explore key aspects of Elizabethan life, culture and society.

English History
Read eyewitness accounts of people and events in Tudor England, including letters written by the six wives of Henry VIII.

Voices of Shakespeare's England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life
​user: miracosta  password: mchs

ProQuest Resources included in the California state-wide contract
​Lists of all the resources now available to California students including CultureGrams, ProQuest Central Student, SIRS Issues Researcher, SIRS Discoverer, ProQuest Research Companion, and eLibrary ProQuest Database
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user: mbusd  password: Beach*18

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Los Angeles County Public Library Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database of ebooks  includes many useful reference books in electronic form. 
Biography Resource Center 
Source for biographical encyclopedias and articles. 

MCHS Library Acct: 1111652201702

JSTOR Database
JSTOR is a subscription database that is now offering some journal content free of charge to non-subscribers. Students can also open free individual accounts to access a portion of the database articles.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar allows you to search the web for peer-reviewed article and book citations.

Britannica School
Encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research.
user: mbusd  password: beach

Digital Folger Shakespeare Library
Other Helpful Tips & Tools:

Search Terms: 
  • Elizabethan 

​LibGuides
Librarians all over create pathfinders, often using "LibGuide."  You can take advantage of their work.  Plus, many colleges have free access to databases.
For example:
     South Portland High School
     Elizabeth I
     

To find more Google: 
     Elizabethan Libguide 

Open Access/Free databases - colleges

For Example:
​     CSULB Library

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​Need help with citations?
The MCHS English Department uses MLA citations.
Purdue Owl - MLA Guide
Purdue Owl provides users an overview on how to cite sources using MLA  9th edition,
​including how to format the Works Cited page and in-text citations.
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    • Evaluating Sources
    • Citations - MLA
    • Fair Use - Creative Commons
  • Summer Reading
  • Find A Book
    • Book Finder Databases
    • Book Lists
    • Book Awards Lists
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  • Textbooks & Core Lit
    • Textbooks Policies
  • Free Access
    • Homework Help
    • Ebooks and More
    • Audiobooks
    • For Fun
    • Mental Health
  • MCHS