Social Studies

Social Studies Department Guide

Library Resources

Library books and videos pertaining to Social Studies courses are located as follows:

230-290 World Religions
2 Political Institutions
551 Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology
554-559 Earth Science by specific Continents
910 Geography and Travel
911 Historical Geography
912 Atlases and Maps
917 Geography of North America
930 History of the Ancient World
940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia
960 History of Africa
970 History of North America
980 history of South America
990 History of other parts of the world

Services

The following services are provided by the library:

Open 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
15 computers available for students
Photocopying
Printing (max 5 pages per day free)
Scanning
iPads
Digital Cameras
Project Supply Centre
Information and tutorial resources available on our website northsurreylibrary.com include: Study Smart, Taking Notes, Organization & Time Management, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science and Math help, Group Work, Presentations, How to Research, Citing Sources, In-Text Citations and more.
Also through the library website under You Are the Library, you will find information and tutorials on Critical Thinking, Digital Citizenship, Inquiry Learning, Using the Library, Research Methodology and 21^st Century Literacies.

Research

How to start your research assignment, go to northsurreylibrary.com >Research Toolkit >Research Process

Online databases available through the library:

Canadian Student Research Centre
Canadian Points of View
WorldBook Student
WorldBook Advanced
Academic Search Primer
Canadian Reference Centre

*You can search by subject, or search within specific journals.

For more information on using online databases, go to northsurreylibrary.com >You Are The Library >Online Databases

*Suggested Websites:

*Access quality websites through the Library Catalog using Webpath Express. Go to northsurreylibrary.com >Research Toolkit >Worldbook Online & Webpath Express

*The Canadian Encyclopedia

www.thecanadianenctclopedia.com

*BBC History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/

*World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

*For instruction of Taking Notes, go to northsurreylibrary.com >Research Toolkit >Take Good Notes or >Taking Notes from a Reference Source

*“How to Write a History Paper”, go to northsurreylibrary.com >Department Guides >Social Studies

*Citing Sources: www.easybib.com

Projects

The following is a selection of Library and Social Studies collaborative projects:

Historical Fiction