Synopses & Reviews
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
Review
"The Information-Literate Historian is one of the most innovative guides to exploring traditional and non-traditional, electronic resources I've seen. Rather than make alterative and electronic sources an add-on, this book makes them the core of the exploration. At the same time, the author encourages students to read material fully and to use it, as she says, artfully. Guiding students to use parts of books or articles-and to mine sources-is hard to do, but Presnell excels at it."--Thomas Humphrey, Cleveland State University
"My students love this book. The author provides relevant, accessible, well-organized chapters on topics not covered effectively by most other research guides out there."--Christina M. Jimenez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
About the Author
Jenny L. Presnell is a Humanites/Social Sciences Librarian at Miami University, Ohio.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: What it Means to Be a Historian
1. Historians and the Research Process: Getting Started
How Scholarly Information Is Communicated
What Historians Do and How They Do It
Practicing History in the Electronic