The Information-literate Historian: A Guide to Research for History Students

Jenny L. Presnell

Oxford University Press, 2013 - History - 329 pages

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

About the author

Jenny L. Presnell is a Humanites/Social Sciences Librarian at Miami University, Ohio.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Information-literate Historian: A Guide to Research for History Students
• Author: Jenny L. Presnell
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013
• ISBN: 0199926042, 9780199926046
• Length: 329 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / Historiography; History / Study & Teaching; Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy