Resources for your project:

• Library books
  Check the cart first!
  Locate books by keyword, subject, author, or title with LibNet.
• Encyclopedias
  An excellent resource for narrowing your topic.
  The World Book has a good section on the history of radio.
  We have two print copies.
  World Book Online is available from school and from home with your personal username and password.
  Wikipedia is a good free encyclopedia, fully hyperlinked.
• Databases
  
  InfoTrac Student Resource Center Gold
  AP Photo Archive for photographs
• Web Searching
  Selected links
• Citations
  Citation Maker to help with your bibliography.

Ask Julie or Sam (CHS Librarians) for assistance. You can find us in the library or e-mail us at chslib@4j.lane.edu.

For access from outside of CHS, enter the password. It's on the library bookmark.

1. Go to InfoTrac, or from the Library Homepage, select InfoTrac from the list of Databases.
2. Select Student Resource Center Gold.
3. Enter your search terms.
4. Results are categorized by Reference, Magazines & Journals, Newspapers, Primary Documents, and Multimedia. Results with matches are bright.
5. Important: Related subjects that can expand your search are on the left sidebar.
6. Important: Options to narrow the search are also listed on the left sidebar.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the article for its citation.

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AP Photo Archive

For access from outside of CHS, enter the password. It's on the library bookmark.

1. Go to AP Photo Archive, or from the Library Homepage, select AP Photo Archive from the list of Databases.
2. Click on Click Here to Enter & Search the Archive.
3. Enter search terms in the What field: David Sarnoff
4. Use the When and Where fields to narrow your search.
5. Click on a photo to enlarge it and read the description.
6. Save the image by selecting Download and choosing "Save photo with embedded text."
7. Save the citation information (the name of the photo, the photographer, the URL, and the date that you accessed the photo).

Web Searching

Selected Websites
Focused searching on Google
Click here for Citation Maker to get help with citing sources

The Broadcast Archive: Radio History on the Web
http://www.oldradio.com/
Click on Table of Contents
“The mission of OLDRADIO is to collect and preserve historical and current information, graphics, printed materials, and whatever else can be accumulated to help radio enthusiasts, researchers, and students find information on the background and history of the industry.”

Eduscape’s “Listen to the Radio”
http://www.42explore2.com/radio.htm
Scroll down for a variety of links to radio history.

History and Old-Time Radio
http://www.old-time.com/otrhx.html
“Information about the development of old-time radio programs, as well as comments on the socio-political environment of the age. Also has a great collection of on- and off- line museums!” From the Original Old Time Radio WWW Pages

Radio Days
http://www.otr.com/index.shtml
Click on Links on the left sidebar for a searchable collection of websites.
“Your source for the history of nostalgic and old time radio series and news!”

Surfing the Aether and A Brief History of Radio
http://www.northwinds.net/bchris/home.html
“These pages chronicle some of the events, inventions, and notable moments that made radio what it is today. With a quick study of this history, you may discover some interesting parallels between radio and the growth of the Internet.” The Audio Page includes samples of radio broadcasts from 1877 to 1969.

United States Early Radio History
http://EarlyRadioHistory.us/index.html
Scroll down for links to a history of radio.
“Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United States in the period from 1897 to 1927.”

http://www.google.com/

Evaluate the author/sponsor of the websites you find. Browse through the results
and look for reputable educational or government institutions and organizations.

Citations

Citation Maker

A handout for help with citations is available in the library.

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