The following resources will help you research background information on immigration

 Print Resources

See reserve cart with books on immigration at circulation desk.

 Online Databases

		World Book Encyclopedia Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.
		Student Resource Center - Gold  Provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts. Premier reference content includes the American Journey Series, American Decades, Career Information Center and the SRC Health Module.

 Internet Sites

Destination America: http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim.html

Ellis Island - The Immigrant Experience: http://ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp

The History of Ellis Island: http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Eihist.html

Internet Modern History Sourcebook - US Immigration: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook28.html

The Library of Congress: Immigration (select nationality on left): http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html

The Library of Congress: Immigration - The Second Wave: European Immigration from 1850 - 1920: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/european/wimmlink.html

The Library of Congress: Immigration Timeline: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/timeline.html

Peopling North America: Population Movements and Migration: www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/migrations/

USA Immigration: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAimmigration.htm
 

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

  Internet Search Tips

1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
    
2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
    
3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Great Britain", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Great plus all of the sites containing the word Britain.
    

4. If you would like to search for something specific about Great Britain, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the immigrants from Great Britain that immigrated to America,  I would enter the following:

   "Great Britain", immigrants,

   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.
    

5. 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?

    

6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
   you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 

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