Sunday, January 27, 2013

2) History Fair Sources and Research

Primary and Secondary Sources

 First, review our notes and take the primary source vs. secondary source quiz game a few times.

Still need help?  Check out: http://www.nhd.org/ConductingResearch.htm

Doing Research/Finding Sources 

Primary Sources – What are they?  How do you find them?  What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#

National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/

University of Chicago – Special Collections http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/

The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/


Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library [this may be subject to change]
If you are not at school and need to login,
login password: (*hint--our mascot)


 Breaking News! 
The Society of American Archivists NHD Committee is happy to announce the "opening" of a new, online toolkit with step by step help for NHD students conducting research in an archives.

Visit the site at: http://nhdarchives.pbworks.com

You will find:

•    A short video introducing and welcoming students to archives
•    Information on how to find and contact archives about primary sources on specific topics
•    An introduction to using primary sources
•    Information and examples of what to expect when you visit an archives
•    Links to gateways to help find reliable sites for online primary sources
•    Links to great information about teaching students how to work with primary sources


Also check out: http://www.nhd.org/researchcentral.htm

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