Keeping Up with Professional History (Bibliography, Research, and Teaching): Free Internet Resources
This is an eclectic list (hopefully helpful and certainly selective and suggestive). It makes no attempt at comprehensiveness. It is focused on English-language sources. Most listed resources are on the Web (at least to some extent) and freely available. Resources for which there is a cost are, therefore, generally not included. While it does respond to some research needs, it is not a guide to history reference sources. Become familiar with its contents and you’ll be informed about many of the issues and methodologies that impact contemporary professional history. Hopefully, you’ll find resources you’ll return to regularly for enjoyment and to enhance and facilitate your teaching and research. I recommend that you browse through the entire guide at least once.
Contents
- History Librarianship
- Historical Terms and Areas and Methods
- News, Commentary, and Current Awareness
- History Departments and Doctoral Programs
- Associations
Book, Journal and Web Site Identification and Information
- Library Catalogs
- Books
- Historical Fiction
- Awards (Books, Articles, and Other Formats)
- Book Reviews, Recommendations, and Author Talks
- eBooks
- Audio Books
- EBook Readers and Reading Apps
- Journals
- Web Sites
Bringing History to the People
- Radio, Television, Video
- Cinema
- Courses and Lectures on the Web
- Core Competencies for Students
- Teaching in the Digital Environment
- Lessons, Exercises, Resources, Web Sites and More
- Research Guides for Students
Finding Archival and Manuscript Materials, and Other Primary Sources
- Getting Started
- Catalogs and Directories
Authors and Instructors: Scholarly Communication Tools and Issues
- Author’s Rights: Open Access and Copyright Retention
- Open Access Introductions
- Copyright Information
- Open Access and Professional History
- Finding, Citing, Analyzing, and Translating
- Skill Development Courses and Tutorials
- Research Impact Assessment
- Careers and Job Search
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History Librarianship
- Joel D. Kitchens. Librarians, Historians, and New Opportunities for Discourse: A Guide for Clio’s Helpers. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. 120 pages. [Not Free; see Amazon and Google Books]
Historical Terms and Areas and Methods
News, Commentary, and Current Awareness
- AHA Today Blog (American Historical Association)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education [Full content only to subscribers.]
- Digital Campus [Podcast] – Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media and George Mason University)
- History News Network (HNN) -- George Mason University
- History News Network (HNN): Blog List – George Mason University
- H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online [discussion lists and more] See especially H-HistBibl
- Inside Higher Education
- The National Coalition for History (NCH)
- Organization of American Historians (OAH) Membership Newsletter [membership required]
- The Scholarly Kitchen
The Intersection of History and “Bibliography”
- Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians (Ithaka, 2012) by Roger C. Schonfeld and Jennifer Rutner.
- New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries (ARL, 2013) by Janice M. Jaguszewski and Karen Williams.
History Departments and Doctoral Programs
- Directory of History Departments and Organizations in the United States and Canada -- American Historical Association
Associations
- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
- Association for History and Computing (AHC) - archived journal
- American Historical Association (AHA)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- American Library Association, History Section (ALA, Reference and User Services Association)
- The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE)
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- ACRL History Librarians Interest Group
- The Bibliographical Society of America
- Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)
- The National Coalition for History (NCH)
- National Council on Public History (NCPH)
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Humanities Alliance
- Organization of American Historians (OAH)
- The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP)
- The Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Book, Journal and Web Site Identification and Information
Library Catalogs
- British Library Main Catalogue
- British Library Other Catalogues
- Library of Congress Catalog
- WorldCat Public Catalog
Books
Historical Fiction
- Historical Fiction – Wikipedia
- Historical Novel Society
- Reading the Past blog
Awards (Books, Articles, and other Formats)
- American Historical Association Awards and Prizes, Past Recipients
- American History Awards – Wikipedia
Book Reviews, Recommendations, and Author Talks
- BookTV (C-Span) – Top Non-Fiction Authors and Books and Institutional Tours
- Goodreads
- H-Net Reviews
- London Review of Books
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review
- Reviews in History -- UK’s Institute of Historical Research
- sehepunkte: Rezensions journal für die Geschichtswissenschaften
- Times Literary Supplement (TLS)
Audio Books
- Audible [only samples free]
- Books Should Be Free – History
- LibriVox
eBooks
- Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
- E-Books Multi-Searcher, E-Books on the Web -- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- 88 Places for Free History eBooks Online
- Europeana
- Google Books
- HathiTrust Digital Library
- Online Books Page – University of Pennsylvania
- Open Library [Internet Archive]
- World Digital Library
- World Public Library [modest individual registration fee]
eBook Readers and Reading Apps
- Adobe Digital Editions
- Aldiko Reader App for Android Devices
- Bluefire Reader App for Apple IOS and Android Devices
- Kindle reading apps
- Nook Reading Apps
Journals (see above as well)
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- List of History Journals – Wikipedia
Web Sites
- Best of History Websites –EdTech Teacher.org
- Digital History – University of Houston
- Guide to History on the Web – Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
- MERLOT II (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
- Internet Scout -- University of Wisconsin
- Voice of the Shuttle: History – University of California, Santa Barbara
- WWW-VL History Central Catalogue (no longer updated)
Bringing History to the People
Radio, Television, Video
- American History TV (C-Span3)
- BackStory [radio] with the American History Guys (Historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh)
- BookTV (C-Span) – Top Non-Fiction Authors and Books and Institutional Tours
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio 4
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Documentary Tube: History
- History Channel
- History Detectives -- Public Broadcasting Service
- iTunes Podcasts: Directory [See History]
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Talking History--University at Albany, The State University of New York
- YouTube Channels: History [diversity of topics and quality]
Cinema
- Great 50 Historical Movies of All Time – International Movie Database (IMDb)
- Historical Drama Films – Wikipedia
- Historical Films - Wikipedia
- Teaching History with Film and Television (1987, 86 pages) by John E. O’Connor [must be purchased] -- American Historical Association
Courses and Lectures on the Web
- Academic Earth
- Coursera
- Coursetalk [MOOC reviews and ratings]
- edX
- Google Video
- The Great Courses [Not Free; some also available through Audible http://www.audible.com/mt/TheGreatCourses]
- iTunes University
- iTunes Podcasts: Directory [See History]
- Teaching American History podcasts
Core Competencies for Students
- Tuning the History Discipline in the United States – American Historical Association
- Information Literacy Guidelines and Competencies for Undergraduate History Students -- Instruction and Research Services Committee, History Section, Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association, 2013
- Social Studies Standards – National Council for the Social Studies
Teaching in the Digital Environment
- Teaching History in the Digital Age (2013, 184 pages) by T Mills Kelly. [Read Free]
- Writing History in the Digital Age (2013, 304 pages) by Kristen Nawrotzki and Jack Dougherty. [Read Free]
- Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web (2005, 328 pages) by Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig. [Read Free]
- Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age (2013, Smithsonian, 130 pages) by G. Wayne Cough. [Read Free]
- American Historical Association Tuning Project: History Discipline [Instruction] Core (September 2013)
- Essays on History and New Media – Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
- The AHA Guide to Teaching and Learning with New Media by John McClymer (2005, 88 pages). [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- Mapping History – University of Oregon
Pedagogical Journals
- Teaching History: A Journal of Methods [index only] – Emporia State University
- The History Teacher – The Society for History Education
Lessons, Exercises, Resources, Web Sites and More
- Assessment in History: A Guide to Best Practice (2008, 40 pages) by The AHA Teaching Division with essays by Emily Sohmer Tai and James Roth, with a foreword by Peter Stearns [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- Liberal Learning and the History Major (2008, 32 pages) by Michael J. Galgano – American Historical Association
- Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media -- George Mason University
- EDSITEment -- National Endowment for the Humanities
- MERLOT II (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
- Scout Report -- University of Wisconsin
- Stanford History Education Group – Stanford University [Sam Wineburg; includes document-based lessons]. See especially Reading Like a Historian
- Teaching the Journal of American History
- Lesson Plans – Library of Congress [grades 6-12]
- National Council for History Education
- National History Education Clearinghouse
- Educator Resources -- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Teaching Tools -- Organization of American Historians
Research Guides for Students
- Harvard Guide to Using Sources
- Learning to Do Historical Research: A Primer for Environmental Historians and Others – William Cronon
- History Study Guides -- Carleton College
- Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (Patrick Rael, Bowdoin College)
- Creating History Papers by Bradford C. Brown (2013, 96 pages) [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
Finding Archival and Manuscript Materials, and Other Primary Sources
Getting Started
- Historical Research in Archives: A Practical Guide (2013) by Samuel J. Redman [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- Teaching with Primary Sources Working Group: Final Report (2013) – Society of American Archivists
- Using Primary Sources on the Web -- American Library Association, History Section, Reference and User Services Association
- Primary Source – Wikipedia
Catalogs and Directories
- American Library Directory Online
- Finding and Evaluating Archives -- Society of American Archivists
- ArchiveGrid - OCLC
- Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada – Society of American Archivists
- Museums USA
- Museums in the United States -- Wikipedia
- Preservation Directory.com [building restoration and cultural resources in the U.S. and Canada]
- Repositories of Primary Sources – University of Idaho [no longer updated]
- 71 Digital Portals to State History – Library of Congress (2013)
- U.S. Newspaper Program -- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Digital Newspaper Program - National Endowment for the Humanities
- WorldCat [public catalog, restrict to archival materials]
Some General Primary Source and Document Collections
- Digital Collections – Library of Congress
- Digital Public Library of American (DPLA)
- The Hathi Trust
- The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy – Yale University
- British Library Digital Collections
- Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers – Library of Congress
- Digital South Asian Library
- EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History – Brigham Young University
- European History Primary Sources
- The European Library
- Europeana
- Gallica – Bibliotheque Nationale de France
- Internet Archive [video, text, audio, software, TV]
- Internet History Sourcebook Project [various areas] – Fordham University
- 100 Milestone Documents in American History – National Archives and Records Administration
- Making of America [books and journals] – University of Michigan
- National Diet Library Digitized Contents -- Japan
- The Readex Blog
- Wayback Machine – Internet Archive [archived Web pages]
- WESSWeb – Western European Studies Section, ACRL [portal to Western European resources]
- World Digital Library -- UNESCO
Authors and Instructors: Scholarly Communication Tools and Issues
Author Rights: Open Access and Copyright Retention
- Scholarly Resources & Academic Publishing Coalition (SPARC)
- Scholarly Communication Toolkit – Association of College and Research Libraries
- Sherpa/RoMEO
- Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine [copyright retention]
- Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct (2019 revision) – American Historical Association
Open Access Introductions
- Open Access Overview – Peter Suber
- Open Access – Wikipedia
- What is Open Access? – Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
- The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
- Scholarly Communication Toolkit – Association of College and Research Libraries
Copyright Information
- A Historian’s Guide to Copyright (2012, 64 pages) by Michael Les Benedict [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- Copyright: Thinking Through Fair Use [guide for user reflection] – University of Minnesota
- Fair Use -- Copyright law
- Copyright and Fair Use – Stanford University
- Copyright Advisory Services – Columbia University
- Copyright Information Center – Cornell University
- Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States – Peter Hirtle, Cornell University
- WATCH Copyright File – Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
- Orphan Works: Statement of Best Practices – Society of American Archivists
- ACLS Humanities E-Book Project: Copyright and Fair Use – American Council of Learned Societies
Open Access and Professional History
- AHA Statement on Scholarly Journal Publishing (9/24/2012)
- AHA Statement on Policies Regarding the Embargoing of Completed PhD Dissertations (7/22/2013)
- Opening the Journal and the AHA’s Online Journey (5/8/2013)
- The Public Practice of History in and for a Digital Age – American Historical Association
- Peer Review History Journals and the Future of Scholarly Research (1/2013) – American Historical Association
- Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct – American Historical Association
- Open-Access Publishing: What Authors Should Know (5/1/2017)-- American Historical Association
Finding, Citing, Analyzing, and Translating
- TAPoR [tools used in text analysis and retrieval]
- Digital Humanities Tools
- Google Books Ngram Viewer
- A Digital Tool Box for Historians [uses Pinterest] – American Historical Association
- Google Scholar
- Google Translate
- Google Trends
- Tropy [software that allows researchers to organize and describe the digital photographs that they take of their sources -- Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media]
- Zotero [citation management software]
- Other research tools of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
- Writing History in the Digital Age (2013, 304 pages) by Kristen Nawrotzki and Jack Dougherty. [Read Free]
Skill Development Courses and Tutorials
- Digital Tools [free course] – Institute of Historical Research, University of London
- Free Online Courses – Institute of Historical Research, University of London
- Google Power Searching and Advanced Power Searching free courses
Research Impact Assessment
- Top 20 Journals in History (January 2000 – April 2010) -- Times Higher Education (registration required)
- Publish or Perish Citation Productivity Software
- Bibliometrics and Citation Tracking Guide – Oxford University
- Web of Science Tutorials (citation indexing and more)
- altmetrics Manifesto
- Keeping Up with Altmetrics (ACRL)
Careers and Job Search
- Becoming a Historian: A Survival Guide (2003, 97 pages) by Melaine S. Gustafson [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- Career Diversity for Historians -- American Historical Association
- Getting an Academic Job in History (2009, pages 112) by Dana M. Polanichka [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- H-Net Job Guide: Academic Position Announcements
- H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online [as topically appropriate]
- Career Center – American Historical Association
- Perspectives on Life after the History PhD (2005, 114 pages) by Richard C. Bond and Pillarisetti Sudhir [must be purchased] – American Historical Association
- The Versatile PhD
24 May 2019