05283nam 2200613 a 450 991082823660332120200520144314.01-00-305955-40-7656-2461-31-000-15854-31-003-05955-41-000-10723-X10.4324/9781003059554(CKB)4100000011525596(MiAaPQ)EBC6376791(MiAaPQ)EBC435222(OCoLC)1203963566(OCoLC-P)1203963566(FlBoTFG)9781003059554(EXLCZ)99410000001152559620061005d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe American history highway a guide to Internet resources on U.S., Canadian, and Latin American history /Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. Merriman, editors1st ed.Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpec20071 online resource (xiv, 424 pages)Includes index.0-7656-1629-7 0-367-09560-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Getting Started -- 1. The Basics -- History οf the Internet -- Uses of the Internet -- Sending and Receiving E-mail -- E-mail Addresses -- E-mail Security -- Reading and Posting Messages on Newsgroups -- Reading and Posting Messages on Discussion Lists -- Word of Warning About Discussion Lists -- Blogging -- Logging Onto a Remote Computer With Telnet -- Transferring Files With File Transfer Protocol (FTP) -- Browsing the World Wide Web -- 2. Signing On -- Getting on the Internet -- Hardware -- Software -- Web Browsers and E-mail Programs -- Netiquette and Copyright -- General Netiquette -- Rules for Newsgroups and Discussion Lists and Blog Posts -- Copyright -- Evaluating Online Resources: Tools, Tips, and Terms -- The Web Today -- Information Literacy and Peer Review -- The Democratization of Information -- Evaluating Web Sites: What to Look For -- The Questions -- Bringing It All Together -- Searching the Web -- When in Doubt. . . . ASK! -- Part II. Internet Sites for Historians -- 3. Futuring Methods, Practitioners, and Organizations -- 4. Future Issues -- 5. General History -- 6. Canadian History -- 7. Latin and South American History -- 8. United States History -- 9. African-American History -- 10. Native American History -- 11. American West -- 12. Mexican-American History -- 13. Asian-American History -- 14. Colonial American History (1492-1763) -- 15. Revolutionary America -- 16. Early United States History (1783-1860) -- 17. American Civil War History -- 18. Gilded Age and Progressive Era History -- 19. The Age of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- 20. World War II -- 21. The Cold War -- 22. General Twentieth-Century United States History -- 23. Women's History -- 24. Modern Military History -- 25. Historiography.26. Historic Preservation and Conservation -- 27. Living History and Historic Reenactment -- 28. Genealogy -- 29. Environmental History -- 30. Immigration History -- 31. State and Provincial Historical Societies: Canada and United States -- 32. History Book Sources on the Internet -- 33. History and Social Studies Organizations -- 34. Maps and Images -- 35. Resources for Teachers of History: K-12 and College -- 36. Libraries -- 37. Archives and Manuscript Collections -- 38. Special Collections -- 39. Online Reference Desk -- Glossary -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.This brand new addition to the acclaimed "History Highway" series is essential for anyone conducting historical research on North, Central, or South America. Complete with a CD with live links to sites, it directs users to the best and broadest, most current information on U.S., Canadian, and Latin American history available on the Internet. "The American History Highway": provides detailed, easy-to-use information on more than 1,700 websites; covers all periods of U.S., Canadian, and Latin American History; features new coverage of Hispanic American and Asian American History; includes chapters on environmental history, immigration history, and document collections; all site information is current and up-to-date; includes a CD of the entire contents with live links to sites - just install the disc, go online, and link directly to the sites; and, also provides a practical introduction to web-based research for students and history buffs of all ages.HistoryComputer network resourcesDirectoriesHistoryResearchMethodologyInternetAmericaHistoryResearchHistoryComputer network resourcesHistoryResearchMethodology.Internet.973.0285/4678Trinkle Dennis A.1968-1596594Merriman Scott A.1968-1564132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828236603321The American history highway4196102UNINA