Study Guides

Study Guides and Student Resources

Theron F. Schlabach, Ten Commandments of Good Historical Writing

H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine has a very useful resource for students majoring in history. H-HistMajor is a moderated Internet discussion forum of, by, and for undergraduate history majors. Click here to visit the H-HistMajor website

Online Resources

 

David W. Koeller, "Using Historical Sources"

James Harvey Robinson, "Why Study History Through Primary Sources" 

 

Other Resources

 

  Howard S. Becker with Pamela Richards, Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article.University of Chicago Press, 1986.

Howard S. Becker, Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While You're Doing It.University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research.University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Michel De Certeau, The Writing of History.Columbia University Press, 1992.

Sanford Kaye, Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process.Oxford University Press, 1989.

Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane, Electronic Styles; A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information.Information Today, Inc., 1996.

Conal Furay and Michael J. Salevouris, The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide. Second Edition. Harlan Davidson, 2000.

Roger Lloyd-Jones and Myrddin Lewis, Using Computers in History: A Practical Guide.Routledge, 1996.

RIchard Marius, A Short Guide to Writing About History.Third Edition. Longman.

Sandra Mathews-Lamb, Everything You Need to Know about Your History Course.Longman.

Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History.Second Edition. Third Edition. Bedford, 2001.

Janice L. Reiff, Digitizing the Past: The Use of Computers and Communication Technologies in History. Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association, 1999.

Dawn Rodrigues, The Research Paper and the World Wide Web.Prentice Hall, 1997.

William K. Storey, Writing History; A Guide for Students.Oxford University Press, 1998.

William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style.Third Edition. Macmillan, 1979.

Dennis A. Trinkle (ed.) Writing, Teaching and Researching History in the Electronic Age; Historians and Computers.M.E. Sharpe, 1998.

Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertation.Sixth Edition. Chicago University Press, 1996.

William Zinsser, On Writing Well.Fifth Edition. HarperPerennial, 1994.


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