I-Search Ancient Civilization Report Resources




Books and Videos

Letters and call numbers help you find things in the library. The same numbers are used at school and the public library. Non-fiction videos have the same call numbers as books.

      If It Begins With:       You'll Find It In:
J Children's Section
Y Young Adult/Teen Section
Ref Reference (stays in the library)
[no letter] Non-Fiction (downstairs at the Main library, upstairs at MacKay)
I-Search Reserve Cart in Children's Section (stays in the library)
VC or DVD Video Section


      Ancient Civilization       Call Number
China 931
Egypt 932
Greece 938
India 934
Mayan 972.81
Mesopotamia 935
Rome 937


      Examples
I-Search/932       A non-fiction book about Egypt, located on the Reserve Cart in the Children's Room
972.81 A non-fiction book about the Mayan culture, located in the adult non-fiction section
J/DVD/937 A non-fiction movie about Rome, located in the Children's Room



Webliography


Databases
  • General Reference Center Gold
    Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.

  • Grolier Online
    America the Beautiful, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge.

  • Infotrac Junior
    Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.

  • Kids InfoBits
    Covers 75 full-text magazines and 7 reference books, with information targeted at school projects.

  • Cobblestone Online
    Full-text articles from magazines, and searches can be limited to time period. Please see librarian for login