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Calendars

The following resources will help you research the history and design of calendars.

Internet Resources

Calendars: A Guide to Locating Events for Each Day of the Year: http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html

This Day in History (historical trivia): http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

This Day in History (History.com) (historical trivia): http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

History of the Calendar (history and development of the calendar): http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002061.html

HolidaySmart - 2008 Calendar (holidays and observances): http://www.holidaysmart.com/2008/year2008.htm

The Old Farmer's Almanac (trivia and more) : http://www.almanac.com/

Time and Date.com (2009): http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2009&country=1

Internet Search Tips

Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or
http://scholar.google.com/, etc.
(Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Louis Sullivan", be sure to put quotes around it so
that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on Louis Sullivan as opposed to all of the sites containing the word
Louis plus all of the sites containing the word Sullivan.
If you would like to search for something specific about Louis Sullivan, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to explore the architecture and life of Louis Sullivan, I would enter the following:

"Louis Sullivan", architecture, biography

Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

For help evaluating information found on the Internet, refer to the guides listed in Evaluating the Quality of Information listed above.

REMEMBER TO CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USE in gathering your information on a
Works Cited (Bibliography) page. Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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