Last-minute CMHF Tips and Notes

•	It is due ___________________________ in class.
•	Review the rules for your project type at the CMHF website. (www.chicagohistoryfair.org) Make sure you follow them. It’s part of your grade.
•	This project is 20% of your 2nd Semester grade, so don’t half-way do it. You are graded on your final project and individually on your effort in the group.
•	You need an annotated bibliography. (see below)
•	Every project should have a THESIS STATEMENT which reflects the theme. A thesis is a statement that explains what your project is about or what conclusions about history you have made in a nutshell.
•	Double check that Mr. Plencner’s roster is correct as it is published on splencner.com.

Notes on the REQUIRED Bibliography. Never lie in history!

•	The bibliography should be separated into two categories: primary & secondary sources.
•	Use the same citation format throughout, either Chicago or MLA style. (See Taft’s History webpage for style guides.) It should be in alphabetical order and point to specific pages.
•	Wikipedia is NOT a source, but merely a place to find REAL sources. A real source is one which has an author. 
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Amy Jacque Garvey ("The Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Project, UCLA.")

A great resource is www.easybib.com for getting everything in order., including annotations.
•	It is good to use inline citations on photos and images when possible. 
•	An annotation is simply a note about what you found there and how it helped your project. (See examples below.)
•	For movies, print it up and include in credits. For boards, print it up as a separate report per the board rules. For websites make a page dedicated to “bibliography.”
•	See example below of an annotated bibliographical entry for a book and a website:
o	Pacyga, Dominic A. Chicago: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2009. 235-40. Print. 
•	Pacyga's book was a great secondary source for information about the role immigrant groups played in the labor history of Chicago.
o	"The Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Project, UCLA." UCLA International Institute. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. <http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/mgpp/photo01.asp>. 
•	This comprehensive website included many images used in our project, including the primary source image of a UNIA membership card.

Online databases that will help you.
Access World News	Has a bunch of newspaper articles from around the world, but includes the historical Chicago Tribune archive going back to the 1850’s with real images of every newspaper. You need to use this!	infoweb.newsbank.com	Username and password: 1580	
Oxford Afro-Am Studies Center	Articles and resources for projects involving African-Americans.	www.oxfordaasc.com/public	Login in top right of page.  Username and password: 1580cps	
OCLC First Search	Lots of history journals and articles on very specific topics. Might be good place to look if you’re having a hard time.	firstsearch.oclc.org	Authorization: 100-111-270; Password: bxxd.puxx	
ABC CLIO	History articles and primary source documents and e-book secondary sources.	Americanhistory.abc-clio.com; americangovernment.abc-clio.com	Username and password: 1580	
American Memory	Great resource especially for old photos and documents.	memory.loc.gov	None needed	
Links at Splencner.com	I have links to many good websites, especially the Encyclopedia of Chicago (with suthored articles) and Chicago public Library resources.	www.splencner.com/school	None needed	

Seriously, visit a library or find an expert.
Community groups and historical societies are perfect resources and can direct you to other people or resources.

The Taft librarians are experts at this project and can really help you get your things together. Taft has a large selection of Chicago history books on the shelves near the door to the library.

CPL & other libraries with good CMHF resources:
	Sulzer Regional Library - 4455 N. Lincoln Ave. – (312) 744-7616
This library has a whole bunch of old newspapers and the most extensive selection of regional history books, etc. The librarians here are very nice and know how to do these projects.
Harold Washington Library – 400 S. State St. – (312) 747-4300
This library has everything you can imagine from movies to books to real primary sources and expert librarians who can help you.
NEIU Ronald Williams Library & IRAD – 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. – (773) 442-4400
This library has an extensive collection and also a local history center in the basement.
Oriole Park Library - 7454 N. Balmoral Ave. – (312) 744-1965
Roden Library – 6083 N. Northwest Hwy. - (312) 744-1478 (closest to Taft)
Jefferson Park Library – 5363 W. Lawrence Ave. – (312) 744-1998