REFERENCES

CORE 4 ONLINE

Surveys & Collections

Search Engines

References

Libraries  

Cool Sites  

Glossary

 The most powerful feature of the WWW is the way it provides links to other sites. Imagine what it would be like to find your college library suddenly expanded to include materials from all over the world. That's what Web links do for you. Try surfing the Web to find materials that enrich a course's syllabus. Fortunately, a growing number of sites are useful for history students. Here are a few links to get you started.

USING THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Like any resource, the Internet should be used critically. Anybody - even you and I ! - can publish anything on the Web without an editorial board or professional authority vetting it. Web users, to protect themselves from becoming dupes, must develop skill in evaluating Web material. Here are a few guides:

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Check List for Evaluating Web Sources

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Searching the Internet

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Search Methods

SURVEYS AND COLLECTIONS OF SOURCES:

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Survey of US History, a brief look from the Revolution to World War I

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Modern History Sourcebook, Paul's Halsall's collection particularly suited to CS4

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Welling Collection, documents and short articles on American history.

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Hanover College, documents in world history by region

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British and American Sources

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Brian's World Civ Materials

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Tenn Tech Electronic History Documents

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West European Documents

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National Archives & Records Administration, leads to many online sources and activities

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For information on modern philosophies and ideologies browse the Modern Western Philosophy Site.

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World History Links

SEARCH ENGINES:
Develop skill in using these engines for finding specific materials. It takes practice!

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On-Line Searching (Halsall's CS4 site.)

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Google (recommended)

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Yahoo

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Alta Vista, most powerful but may produce too many hits

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Webcrawler

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LYCOS

REFERENCES:

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On-line Glossary (Margaret King & Brian Bonhomme)

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Glossary prepared by Paul Halsall

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Finding Links for CS4 Topics (Halsall's CS4 site).

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Check List for Evaluating Web Sources

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Virtual History References

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Brian's Reference Tools

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Index of history sources organized by world region

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Index of historians and philosophers since 1750

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World Cultures Resources

LIBRARIES:

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CUNY Libraries

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Library of Congress

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Library of Congress Learning Page

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Duke University Library, varied sources from the collection

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The Virtual Library of Virginia

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New York Public Library

CHECK OUT THESE COOL SITES:

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The History Channel A site for the TV History channel aimed at a general audience.

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Public Broadcasting Online  Has a growing number of educational sites.

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Valley of the Shadow, Outstanding archival site on the American Civil War

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Best of the History Webs, at the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University.

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History Matters

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Center for History and New Media  

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Web Watch, Daily articles from the world press provided by Professor Johnson

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