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Thanatology


​Recommended Databases:

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@23

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

ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies
Newspapers  - Including:
  • Los Angeles Times
  • New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • Chicago Tribune
  • The Wall Street Journal
user: mbusd  password: Beach*18

​Los Angeles County Public Library Databases
 - Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
 - Ethnic Diversity Source

Dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic and cultural groups in America.  documents.
 - Opposing Viewpoints
Essays, articles, and primary sources on contemporary social issues.
 - SIRS Issues Researcher
This resource offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 global sources.​
MCHS Library Acct: 1111652201702

Journal of Historical Sociology

American Medical Association

​Other Helpful Tips & Tools:

Library of Congress Subject Headings/Search Terms:
       Death--social aspects
       Thanatology
       Death
       Attitude to Death
       Socioeconomic Factors
​       Terminal Care
       SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement
       MEDICAL/Terminal Care
       BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

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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:

Murray State
​
Monmouth University
Brooklyn College
To find more Google: 
     
Thanatology libguide 
     Death and Dying Libguide

Open Access/Free databases - colleges

For Example:
​     CSULB Library


​Need help with citations?
The MCHS English Department uses MLA citations.

California State University Dominguez Hills - About MLA
CSULD provides a great video - featured on  - as well as a quick overview of how to format in-text citations
and works cited pages using MLA

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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  • Find A Book
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  • Textbooks & Core Lit
    • Textbooks Policies
  • Free Access
    • Homework Help
    • Ebooks and More
    • Audiobooks
    • For Fun
    • Mental Health
  • MCHS