The American history highway : a guide to Internet resources on U.S., Canadian, and Latin American history / / Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. Merriman, editors

• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 424 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.0285/4678
• Soggetto topico: History - Computer network resources; History - Research - Methodology; Internet
• Soggetto geografico: America History Research
• Altri autori: TrinkleDennis A. <1968-> MerrimanScott A. <1968->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The American history highway
• ISBN: 1-00-305955-4; 0-7656-2461-3; 1-000-15854-3; 1-003-05955-4; 1-000-10723-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828236603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II