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HST 483 Nationalism and National Identity Spring 2013. Michael Unsworth History Librarian unsworth@msu.edu. Why You Are Here. Prospectus/Bibliography = 15% Research paper = 35%. OUTLINE. Decoding citations Retrieving Materials Historical Abstracts Online Reference Tools
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HST 483 Nationalism and National IdentitySpring 2013 Michael UnsworthHistory Librarianunsworth@msu.edu
Why You Are Here Prospectus/Bibliography = 15%Research paper = 35%
OUTLINE Decoding citations Retrieving Materials Historical Abstracts Online Reference Tools Locating Bibliographies Locating Primary Sources Other Indexes Questions
BIBLIOGRAPHIES “…the compiler of a BIBLIOGRAPHY acts as a scholarly research assistant, providing a summary of what is available in one easy-to-use guide.” Meyer, Jack Allen. An annotated bibliography of the Napoleonic era: recent publications, 1945-1985 (New York : Greenwood Press, 1987): xi.
IRISH NATIONALISM:1900-1923 • Topic
PRIMARY SOURCES:Definition “…items that are directly associated with their producer or user and the time period in which they were created. Examples, include diaries, newspapers articles, government documents, photographs, oral interviews, and news broadcasts.” SOURCE: Presnell, Jenny L. The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students (New York : Oxford University Press, 2007): 93.
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