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Galvin's Resources and Links

World Conflicts Today Links to today's "hot spots" with current descriptions as well as historical background and perspectives of the regions.

Culture Grams Since its beginnings in 1974, the aim of CultureGrams has been to foster understanding and appreciation of the world's countries and peoples by creating and publishing excellent content.

netTrekker an educational search engine that brings the best of the web to students.

the African American Experience the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture.

the Latino American Experience the history and culture of Latinos which spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of what is now parts of the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos.

Opposing Viewpoints information on today's hottest social issues which features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

MLA Formatting Aids:

Citation Machine an interactive web tool designed to assist high school students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.

Noodle Tools MLA Bib Express - a citation generator into which you simply copy and paste what you need into your document.

OWL Purdue University- MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.

MLA Style Guide - quick MLA formatting examples for proper citations.

Colorado University Style Guide - a comprehensive guide to editorial style for print and electronic media.

Bib Me! A free citation machine to help you cite your sources properly.