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World History Matters

A Student Guide to World History OnlineFirst Edition ©2009 Kristin Lehner; Kelly Schrum; T. Kelly Mills

Based on the popular "World History Matters" Web site produced by the Center for History and New Media, this unique resource combines reviews of 150 of the most useful and reliable world history Web sites with an introduction that guides students in locating, evaluating, and correctly citing online
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World History Matters by Kristin Lehner; Kelly Schrum; T. Kelly Mills - First Edition, 2009 from Macmillan Student Store

150 of the best world history Web sites, reviewed for students

Based on the popular "World History Matters" Web site produced by the Center for History and New Media, this unique resource combines reviews of 150 of the most useful and reliable world history Web sites with an introduction that guides students in locating, evaluating, and correctly citing online sources. Chosen and annotated by a group of Internet-savvy scholars, the Web sites offer opportunities for researching broad themes as well as special topics and regions. They feature a range of sources, including primary documents, maps, art, photographs, statistics, and audio and video recordings. The informative introduction and intelligent apparatus help students make the most of these resources.

Features

Featured Web sites are reliable and authoritative world history resources. From a Mayan archaeological exhibit to documents related to the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, these Web sites allow students to research a broad range of world history topics. Organized chronologically, the Web sites help students avoid time-consuming searches and steer clear of unreliable Web sites.

Tools and features help students identify particular sites of interest. A review describes each Web site and identifies research topics best served by that site; icons signal primary, visual, map, statistical, audio, or video sources; and selected illustrations preview the site’s content. Other useful aids include an index of topics, sources, and regions and a Glossary of Internet Terminology. A book companion site provides access to the "World History Matters" Web site and other research aids.

A comprehensive introduction helps students locate online resources and use them wisely. Intended for the experienced Web surfer and the novice alike, the introduction promotes good research habits by providing discussion of primary and secondary sources, advice on evaluating Web site content and the latest Web 2.0 resources, and guidance on citing electronic sources and avoiding plagiarism.

New to This Edition

"This is a wonderful resource! Grasping the pitfalls and possibilities of doing research online is as essential for today's students as understanding credit card debt. World History Matters gives them the analytical skills they need to evaluate Web sites as well as a broad range of reliable world history Web sites to explore." 
— Heidi Roupp, World History Connected

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Table of Contents

Preface

Note to Teachers

 
1. An Introduction to World History Research Online

Evaluating Websites

Web 2.0

Working with Online Primary and Secondary Sources

Search Tips and Further Resources

Using this Guide

 
2. A Selection of Top World History Websites

 
General Websites for World History Research

 
World History Websites by Time Period

Beginnings to 1000 BCE

1000 BCE to 300 CE

300 to 1000 CE

1000-1500 CE

1450-1770

1750-1914

1900-1945

World Since 1945

 
A Glossary of Common Internet Terms

Source Index

Subject Index

Alphabetical List of Websites Reviewed

Kristin Lehner

Kristin Lehner is a graduate student in African history at Johns Hopkins University, where her research focuses on health and development in twentieth-century West Africa. Prior to attending Johns Hopkins, she worked for three years at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University as World History Projects Manager developing the Web sites World History Matters and Women in World History.

Kelly Schrum

Kelly Schrum is Director of Educational Projects at the Center for History and New Media and Associate Research Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University. Schrum is codirector of the Web sites World History Sources, Women in World History, Making the History of 1989, and Children and Youth in World History, and is the author of Some Wore Bobby Sox: The Emergence of Teenage Girls’ Culture, 1920-1950. Other publications include History Matters: A Student Guide to U.S. History Online.

T. Mills Kelly

T. Mills Kelly is Associate Director of the Center for History and New Media and Associate Professor of History at George Mason University. He is a specialist in late-Habsburg history with a focus on radical Czech nationalism and is the author of Without Remorse: Czech National Socialism in Late-Habsburg Austria. His most recent article is titled "Tomorrow's Yesterdays: Teaching History in the Digital Age."