World History Resources in the Eclectronic Ageh (Social Science Resources in the Electronic Age) - Hardcover

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9781573564748: World History Resources in the Eclectronic Ageh (Social Science Resources in the Electronic Age)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573564745 ISBN 13: 9781573564748

Publisher: Greenwood Press, 2004

This book offers students an expert guide to the vast resources on the World Wide Web. The handy A-Z format enables users to quickly research key topics in the history curriculum by using reliable, level appropriate sites chosen by curriculum experts. Each topical entry offers an annotated list of sites chosen for their accuracy and for their ability to answer questions generated by the curriculum. Citations include a detailed description of the site that discusses its strengths and weaknesses and explains how to navigate it most effectively. Other chapters present basic information about the Web--search engines and other search tools, evaluating Web material, and copyright and plagiarism issues--as well as handy information on resources for teachers and parents, museums, and summer programs and careers.

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Review:

"It can be incredibly time consuming to search the Internet for useful, relevant, and credible information for research papers. This multi-volume set offers the "best of" Internet research on individual social science topics from geography, world history, U.S. history, government and civics, to economics....This is a valuable source of hard-to-find information, and one that will be appreciated by both students and librarians alike. Recommended."-Library Media Connection

"[T]his set could be a guide and starting place for researching students."-VOYA

"Designed for high school users, these volumes will also be useful to adult users unfamiliar with beginning research on the Internet."-Gale Lawrence Looks at Books

"[I] would recommend this set to school libraries and to public libraries with a large student clientele. It does fill a niche and the topic listings in each discipline will help many students in topic selection at research paper and special projects time."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

"This is a one-stop resource for finding authoritative, age-appropriate information about topics in world history, U.S. history, government and civics, economics, and geography curricula from library electronic services and carefully screened Internet sources....A timely resource for social studies teachers and library instruction staff serving middle school through undergraduate clientele."-Library Journal

"�T�his set could be a guide and starting place for researching students."-VOYA

"�I� would recommend this set to school libraries and to public libraries with a large student clientele. It does fill a niche and the topic listings in each discipline will help many students in topic selection at research paper and special projects time."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

?[T]his set could be a guide and starting place for researching students.?-VOYA

?Designed for high school users, these volumes will also be useful to adult users unfamiliar with beginning research on the Internet.?-Gale Lawrence Looks at Books

?[I] would recommend this set to school libraries and to public libraries with a large student clientele. It does fill a niche and the topic listings in each discipline will help many students in topic selection at research paper and special projects time.?-Reference & User Services Quarterly

About the Author:

ELIZABETH H. OAKES is the author of more than 15 books, including Career Exploration on the Internet and International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists.

MEHRDAD KIA is Professor of History at the University of Montana.

MICHAEL S. MAYER is Professor of History at the University of Montana, where he specializes in post-World War II American culture.

JEFFREY D. GREENE is Professor of Political Science at the University of Montana.

MICHAEL H. KUPILIK is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Montana. His areas of specialty include comparative systems and public finance.

JEFFREY A. GRITZNER is Professor of Geography at the University of Montana. His areas of specialty include cultural ecology, public policy, Africa, the Middle East, and environmental geography.

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