Christine Bombaro

Finding History

Research Methods and Resources for Students and Scholars

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Finding History is a practical and modern guide to research for history projects. It simplifies and clarifies the research process so that students new to the experience may locate appropriate research material with the same skill as seasoned historians. Written primarily for undergraduate history students and as a guide for reference librarians, the book provides instruction in locating, obtaining, evaluating, and using scholarly sources efficiently, directly, and ethically.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780810883796
• ISBN-10: 0810883791
• Artikelnr.: 35489042

Autorenporträt

Christine Bombaro is associate director for Information Literacy and Research Services for the Waidner-Spahr Library at Dickinson College.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Preface Chapter One: Introduction to Historical Research
Chapter Two: Getting Started Chapter Three: Overview of Historical
Information Chapter Four: Tertiary Sources Chapter Five: Secondary Sources
Chapter Six: Primary Sources Chapter Seven: Search Tricks Chapter Eight:
Case Study Appendix 1: Bibliography Appendix 2: Footnotes Appendix 3:
Academic Presses and Scholarly Journals for Historians Appendix 4: How to
Tell the Difference between an Online Article and a Website Appendix 5: How
to Scan Secondary Sources for Content