Using the Internet As A Resource For Historical 
Research and Writing

"History never looks like history when you are living through it."
John W. Gardner


1. Introduction

2. Finding History Resources on the Internet

3. Finding Primary Sources on the Internet

4. Finding Secondary Sources on the Internet

5. Evaluating History Resources Found on the Internet

5. Using the Internet to Find History Bibliographies

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

8. Finding Reviews of Works about History on the Internet

9. Internet Resources to Help You Write Your Research Paper

10. Take a Break with History

11. The Internet and Historical Research: Prospects and Problems



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.