Book
The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students / Jenny L. Presnell, Miami University, (Ohio).
The Information-Literate Historian is the only book specifically designed to teach today's history students how to successfully select and use sources-primary, secondary, and electronic-to carry out and present their research. Expanded and updated, the third edition is an indispensable reference for historians, students, and other readers doing history research.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780190851491 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: New York ; Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Copyright: [2007]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: What it means to be a historian -- Historians and the research process: getting started -- Reference resources -- Finding monographs and using catalogs -- Finding journals, magazines, and newspapers: using indexes -- Evaluating your sources -- The thrill of discovery: primary sources -- History and the Internet -- Digital history and big data -- Maps: from simple to geographic information systems -- Beyond the written word: finding, evaluating and using images, motion pictures, and audio -- Statistics: quantifying history -- Presenting your research: traditional research paper, presentation, poster, or website? -- Appendices -- Index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | History > Research. History > Methodology. Information literacy. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Sitka.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Dawson Creek Campus | D 16.2 P715 2019 (Text) | 31512001054029 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort St. John Campus | D 16.2 P715 2019 (Text) | 31512001042503 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Thompson Campus Library | D 16.2 .P715 2019 (Text) | 58500001112812 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
