Description
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 second edition of The Information-Literate Historian continues to be an indispensable reference for historians, students, and other readers doing history research.
New to this Edition
* New Chapter 10 on how to critically evaluate and work with statistics and data
* Thoroughly updated and expanded discussion of electronic resources available, including Google Books, Google Scholar, Hathi Trust, GIS, Flickr, YouTube, e-journals, and blogs
* Expanded coverage of photography, newsreels, and documentaries
* Added emphasis on writing research papers, including using citation management software such as Zotero and Refworks and a sample student paper as a case study
