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Retrieving & Evaluating Online Primary Documents for Historical Research

This resource provides information and links to online primary historical documents, including images, letters, diaries, photographs, and more. It also offers top websites for accessing free primary historical sources and tips for evaluating the reliability of historical websites.

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Retrieving & Evaluating Online Primary Documents for Historical Research

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  1. Retrieving & Evaluating Online Primary Documents for Historical Research Ms. April Geltch CJUSD Librarian November 7, 2011 Images located at http://escrapbooking.com/primarysources/lauramarriage.jpg http://legacy.bowlinggreen.kctcs.edu/LRC/Documents/Student%20Learning%20Outcomes%20SoftChalk/BGTCLibraryUnit3/slo%20primary%20document.jpg http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/graphics/decreeonpeace.jpg

  2. Primary Sources = Original Documents • Audio recordings • Diaries • Digitized artifacts & objects • Film • Interviews • Letters • Maps • Manuscripts • Newspapers • Original legal documents • Photographs • Speeches • Video recordings

  3. Best Free Online Primary Historical Resources • Best of History Websites (Primary + Secondary Sources) http://www.besthistorysites.net/ • Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html • National History Day 2012 Archived Sources http://www.archives.gov/education/history-day/national-history-day-2012.html • Princeton History Websites (Primary + Secondary Sources) http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/hiswebs.htm • Repositories of Primary Sources http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

  4. Best Free Online Primary Historical Resources Continued • San Bernardino County Library Electronic Resources/Online Databases (Primary + Secondary) http://www.sbcounty.gov/library/home/ -Biography in Context, General Reference, Student Resources in Context • University of Idaho Library http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/ • US History Primary Sources from National History Day (Primary + Secondary) http://www.nhd.org/USHistoryPrimarySources.htm • Using Primary Sources on the Web http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

  5. Evaluation of Historical Websites Rule #1-Domain • com=commercial (examine closely) • edu=education (useful) • gov=government (useful) • museum=museum (useful) • net=network (examine closely) • org=organization (helpful, check)

  6. Evaluation of Historical Websites Rule #2 –Examine Website • Who is writing the site? • What is the date on the site? • Does the information line up with other resources? • Is the content understandable? • Where did the document come from? Is it scanned or transcribed? • What do other scholars or critics think of the site?

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