USING THE INTERNET AS A RESOURCE
FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING



Roger A. Griffin, Ph.D.

Professor of History
Riverside Campus
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas


1. Introduction

2. Finding History Resources on the Internet with Subject Directories

3. Finding History Resources on the Internet with Search Engines

4. Finding Primary Sources on the Internet

5. Finding Secondary Sources on the Internet

6. Evaluating History Resources Found on the Internet

7. Using the Internet to Find History Bibliographies

8. Finding Hard-copy Historical Sources in On-line Library Catalogs

9. Finding Reviews of Works about History on the Internet

10. Internet Resources to Help You Write Your Research Paper

a. Guide to Writing an Effective Research Paper

b. Other On-line Resources to Help You with Grammar and Writing Style

c. On-line Reference Materials Useful to Writers

d. On-line Help about How to Cite Sources You Find on the Internet

11. Take a Break with History

12. The Internet and Historical Research: Prospects and Problems

To comment on this site or its
subject, send e-mail to Roger A. Griffin


This site was originally developed in the spring of 1996 as part of a six-week workshop at Austin Community College on using the Internet in instruction. It was sponsored by the DILLO Project (Distance Instruction and Lifelong Learning Online), a joint effort by ACC's Open Campus Program, Learning Resource Services, and the Faculty Development Office. Thanks to Terry Arzola, Instructional Development Specialist, Learning Resource Services, Riverside Campus, for his technical assistance with the development of this site (especially with respect to its graphics) and to my former teaching assistant, Gerre Boardman, for proofreading the text. The project was updated early in 1999.

All contents ©1999 by Austin Community College, Austin, Texas. You may use any material found therein with proper credit to the author and Austin Community College.