MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE LIBRARY

To locate information on Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Scarlet Letter use the following databases:

Biography Reference Bank

Facts on File: Bloom’s Literary Reference Center

JSTOR

MLA Bibliography

Academic Search Premier

For Books, DVD’s, videos, etc. in MCC Library, use iBistro.

To investigate laws:
Facts on File: History Database Search

iBistro for books, DVDs, videos available in MCC Library

CQ Researcher

Lexis-Nexis
For newspaper articles (“News” default screen-after search results are displayed select “newspapers” on the left).
For law review articles(click on “Legal” tab).

Academic Search Premier

To find information on marriage customs:

Gale’s Virtual Reference Library

iBistro – look for a series of books called “Culture Shock!” or “Culture and Customs”

JSTOR

Academic Search Premier

IF you are having difficulty finding criticism on your film:
Reference Librarians are here to help!
Stop by the Reference Desk
Call us at 732 906-2561
Email us at refmcclibrary@yahoo.com
or Post a question on this Blog.

Before starting: Keep yourself on track by using the Assignment Calculator at U of Minnesota Libraries.

Try MCC Library’s iBistro catalog to find books, DVDs, ebooks, etc.
Be sure to take a look at “Childhood in America”

Take a look at the New York Times (Historical Newspapers) – Search under hula hoops; yo-yos; board games; street games….

Check the History Reference Center

and Lexis-Nexis.

Still can’t find what you need? Search Worldcat - you can request items we don’t have by using Interlibrary Loan. There is no charge.

Look over:

Children in Urban America-Play and Leisure (from Marquette University)

Museum of Childhood (based in Great Britain) for some info on games and toys.

History of Toys

The National Toy Hall of Fame

IF you are having difficulty finding criticism on your film:
Reference Librarians are here to help!
Stop by the Reference Desk
Call us at 732 906-2561
Email us at refmcclibrary@yahoo.com
or Post a question on this Blog.