Y11 History Topic Search By Sarah Ho June, 2015. VSA Secondary Library Resources: VSA Secondary Library Library Catalog: OPAC Library Catalog: OPAC Newspapers

Y11 History Topic Search

By Sarah Ho June, 2015

VSA Secondary Library Resources:

VSA Secondary Library

Library Catalog:OPAC

Newspapers(Both hardcopies &

E-Newspaper)

Journals &Magazines

(Both hardcopies &E-Journals)

Free Publication From

Local/Gov.

Online Databases

Other E-Resources/E-books/ipad-Apps

From Library School Portal:Printed Resources: OPAC - Library Books & Multi-Media DDC : 920 – 990

For selected topics: 940 – 959(a leaflet of detailed Classification System**)

Resources in VSA Secondary Library

http://lib.vsa.edu.hk:82/slsblio/


1. DDC : 920 – 990• 920: Biography, genealogy, insignla• 930: History of Ancient World • 940: General History of Europe• 950: General History of Asia• 960: General History of Africa• 970: General history of North America• 980: General History of South America• 990: General History of other areas

OPAC - Library Books & Multi-Media



1. VSA Library OPAC2. HK Public Library OPAC3. HKALL (港書網 )OPAC---- Hong Kong

Academic Libraries Link(香港高校圖書聯網)

• http://hkall.hku.hk/4. Central Resources Centre (Education Bureau)• http://crc.edb.gov.hk/crchome/en/index.asp

How many OPACs we can search?

http://portal.vsa.edu.hk/?page_id=488

http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/index.html

http://hkall.hku.hk/

http://crc.edb.gov.hk/crchome/en/index.asp

2. Newspapers: 3. Journals: • Modern history review• Current history• Hindsight• History Today• Time

Other Printed Library Resources

http://sites.google.com/site/vsalibrary2010/library-resources

https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/vsaseclibrary/library-resources/library-newspapers

https://sites.google.com/site/vsalibrary2010/library-resources/library-magazines-and-journals

https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/vsaseclibrary/library-resources/library-magazines-and-journals

World Newspaper

http://www.thepaperboy.com/newspapers-by-country.cfm

What are the Best Resources ?

OPAC DatabasesScholarly web sites!!Subject-based Resources

Where are the Reliable Resources?

Where is the best and reliable resources?

https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/vsaseclibrary/library-resources

• Hindsight/ History Today• Current History/ Hindshight/History Today/Time/ 20th Century History Review

• History in Context•

•

Good Library E-Resources for History !

http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=hkvsa&finalAuth=true

http://sarahho.wikispaces.com/History+Resources

http://magazinesonline.philipallan.co.uk/archive.aspx


E-Resources in the VSA Sec. Lib.

Newspaper:



Any other E-Resources?What are they?

http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/collections/services_er/services_er_wae/services_er_wae.html

https://sites.google.com/site/vsalibrary2010/library-resources/elibraryusa

https://sites.google.com/site/vsalibrary2010/library-resources/databases/trail

http://sarahho.wikispaces.com/Scholarly+Websites

http://sarahho.wikispaces.com/Subject-based+Resources

Subject-based Resources: History


History Video Resources

http://watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=527

http://www.c-span.org/search/?searchtype=All&query=terrorism

E-Learning Platform on Lib. Webpage now!

https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/vsaseclibrary/e-learning-platform

History Online Scholarly Websites:

1. American Memory:(American Historical collections of Library of Congress)2. Making a America:(primary sources in American social history)

3. History Guide:(Anglo-American Culture & History)

4.Primary Sources of America (Primary sources of Library of Congress)http://www.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/primary_sources/index.htm

5. Academic guide to Jewish History

Primary Sources from Scholarly Websites

http://memory.loc.gov/

http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/

http://www.historyguide.de/

http://www.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/primary_sources/index.htm

https://libraries.ucsd.edu/info/resources/academic-guide-jewish-history


History Online Scholarly Websites:4. Gallica: (National Library of France)

5. Avalon Project:(Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy):

6. EuroDocs:(Online Sources for European History):http://eurodocs.lib.byu.edu

7. History Central Catalog:(World Wide Web Virtual Library):

Primary Sources from Scholarly Websites

http://www.bnf.fr/en/collections_and_services/digital_libraries_gallica.html

http://www.bnf.fr/en/collections_and_services/digital_libraries_gallica.html

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp

http://eurodocs.lib.byu.edu/

http://vlib.iue.it/



• Please contact with your specific topic and1. Call 320212982. Email to: [email protected]. Library Counter/Library Office in school hours

Q & A

mailto:[email protected]

New Trial Resources until 30th June!

• http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hkvsa?db=WHIC

History Database: History in Context

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hkvsa?db=WHIC

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hkvsa?db=WHIC

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/?p=WHIC&u=hkvsa