Research Essay Topic:
“Evaluate the impact WWI had on Canada as a nation.”

Helpful Links

Rockridge Library Website
Rockridge Library Catalogue
Video introduction to WWI essay (by Ms. Selzer)
Library Slideshow (available resources, NoodleTools, footnotes)

Citation

  • Chicago style bibliography and essay formatting. You must have at least two primary sources and 5 academic secondary sources.
  • Please refer to the PURDUE OWL WRITING LAB for the Chicago manual of style.
  • Bibliography must be in alphabetical order.
  • Chicago style FOOTNOTES are required.

BOOKS

A number of books on World War l are on reserve on a cart in the library learning commons.  They will be available for use in the library. Cite these as a book in print format.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

DATABASES: EBSCO and Gale (the majority of your sources should come from here)
You can find the databases listed here under “General” and “Social Studies” on the Library Databases page.

  • EBSCO
  • Gale
    • Try Global Issues in Context and Canada in Context (Conduct an advanced search to narrow the results. Examples:
      1. This magazine article from Esprit de Corps on the expensive lessons learned from Verdun was found in Canada in Context using the advanced search terms*: “World War I” (Subject) + “Canada” (Subject): Link     *(​You can narrow results by adding additional keywords.)
      2. A Maclean’s article on how Canada’s national identity changed after World War I was found on Global Issues in Context with the advanced search terms: “World War I” (subject), “Canada” (Subject), “Women” (keyword):  Link
  • Cite database sources according to the type of source they are, and indicate that you got them from a database.

**NOTE: When searching, using keywords/subject “World War I” vs “World War 1”, “World War One” or “First World War”, does generate more results.  As it is a database, it is character specific. **

WEBSITES

Cite these sources as websites and remember to differentiate between the web page you are on, and the website. You may not find an author for some of these sites, so leave that blank.

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