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This Day in History

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  1. Critical Thinking & Selection
    In other words, don’t believe everything you see or find !
    • A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
      ‘Sometimes, it takes special skills just to find something on the Web. To use the Web well, however, you need to do even more. I offer for your consideration the following six suggestions when examining Web pages’.
    • Internet for Historians, Welcome to
      ‘A Free, “teach yourself” tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills’. How to search, key internet sites for history, what to trust, how to get the most from the Internet. Done by Oxford University.
  2. Civilisation & Culture :
  3. Exploration
    ‘General’ sites covering exploration throughout the ages.
    • Mariners’ Museum, The
      Links to explorers and explorations from Ancient civilisations to James Cook. Includes areas not commonly covered : Polynesia, Arabic exploration and related sections.
    • Voyages of Exploration
      [Discovering New Horizons]
      A Thinkquest site. Great explorers wend their way to new places. Information on why and work on the results. Very interactive. Allows teachers to follow student progress.
  4. History Journals
    Some have details only [D], some abstracts [A], others provide full text [F] articles.
  5. History News :
    • History & Culture News
      From National Geographic. Specific topics are covered, e.g. ‘Ancient Humans in Asia Survived Super-Eruption.’
    • History News Network
      Latest history news.
    • History News Service
      ‘An informal syndicate of professional historians who seek to improve the public's understanding of current events by setting these events in their historical contexts.’
  6. Original Documentation
    Access original [primary] documentation, posters and audio files of events, speeches and writings.
  7. History Portals
    General portals covering a variety of historical aspects :
    • 10 x 10
      ‘Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. Clicking on a single frame allows us to peer a bit deeper into the story that lies behind the image.’
    • Alternate History
      ‘What if ?’ Looks at possible consequences if major historical events had not turned out as they did. For example - a Berlin-Moscow axis rather than opposition in WW2 ? Not genuine history, but interesting.
    • A Place in History
      ‘A Guide to Using GIS in Historical Research’. 10 chapters describing this in considerable detail.
    • Best of History Web Sites
      ‘Award-winning portal for students, history educators and history enthusiasts. Find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, that help study or teach topics and periods in History.’
    • British Academy Portal, The
      ‘The British Academy’s directory of online resources in the humanities and social sciences. It is designed as an entry point to available resources for those working in higher education and research.’ A significant range of section cover history.
    • EyeWitness to History
      [History Through The Eyes Of Those Who Lived It]
      ‘Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present.’ Access via nominated periods; picture of the week.
    • History A to Z
      The A to Z index of all the history topics covered by the BBC, covering ancient history, archaeology, British History, Recent History and more. There is also a range of interactive content to use, timelines, information on historical figures, …
    • History Channel
      Search a topic, ‘This Day’, ‘what’s new’, quiz, poll, ‘what happened on your birthday ?’ and more.
    • History Guide, The [1]
      ‘The History Guide has been created for the high school and undergraduate student either taking classes in history, or who intends to major in history, … contains the complete content of three undergraduate courses in European history.’
    • History Research Online
      ‘Resources for graduates, undergraduates, teaching assistants, and other researchers’. Three major directories.
    • HistoryWired
      From the Smithsonian. Links to exhibits listing them under topical headings and cross linking them. Exhibits as small as a coin, as large as a locomotive. Exhibits from 1400 on.
    • HistoryWiz Islam
      Links to sites relating to the history of Islam. Not all sites appear to be linked effectively.
    • H-Net Discussion Networks
      ‘H-Net’s e-mail lists function as electronic networks, linking professors, teachers and students in an egalitarian exchange of ideas and materials. Every aspect of academic life — research, teaching, controversies new and old — is open for discussion.’ Vast array of lists.
    • Intute : History Resources by Heading
      ‘Search or browse the database of History resources which have been selected, evaluated and described by subject specialists. Our target audience is lecturers, researchers and students.’
      Previously Humbul.
    • Thinkinghistory
      ‘This site provides activities that require history students to think, question and participate. That’s why it’s called Thinkinghistory, not regurgitating, rote-learning, passive history. I hope the site helps history teachers, teacher-trainers and university teachers of history to develop active learning with their students. The core of the site is the Resources section, which provides detailed descriptions of activities, each of which aims to deepen students’ understanding and knowledge, promote wider participation and more constructive discussion and to help students care about the people and situations they are studying.’
    • World History
      History charts, timelines, people, events, maps and more.
    • World History Compass : Home Page
      Historical information on the world, specialist areas such as science and technology and Ancient Mediterranean cultures.
    • World History Index
      Part of the WWW-VL History Central Catalogue. Also has a link for history information relating to specific countries.
  8. Study of History, The :
    • A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources
      [In History and the Humanities]
      ‘The following suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the humanities are derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. [Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987]. I have also drawn upon suggestions from some of the works listed in the bibliography of additional materials.’
    • A Student’s Guide to the Study of History
      ‘An aid to high school and college students who are either taking history classes or who intend to major in history as undergraduates.’
    • History Guide, The [2]
      ‘The purpose of The History Guide is to better prepare yourself for your history classes and to make your time in class more enjoyable and proficient.’
    • MHRA Style Guide
      Download an up-to-date copy [.pdf format] from this site.
    • Theories and Methods in the Study of History
      Open courseware from M.I.T., including reading list and student work examples.
    • Why Study History ?
      Extensive article from the American Historical Association.
  9. This Day in History :
  10. Timelines
    See or create historical timelines.

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