Call Number: 808.066378 T929 (Davis Library has two copies of this work available. Copy 1 is located in the General Collection/2nd Floor Stacks. Copy 2 may be found on Reserve at the Circulation Desk.)
"This new edition of the classic reference work on writing research papers recognizes recent developments in information literacy--including finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources--and the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission while continuing to reflect best practices for research and writing, as adapted from the most recent editions of The Craft of Research and The Chicago Manual of Style."--Provided by publisher.
Historical Statistics Collections
Historical Statistics of the United StatesThis link opens in a new windowThe standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. HSUS provides data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American History. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest. [OhioLINK]
Biography Reference BankThis link opens in a new windowProvides biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
Sanborn Historic MapsThis link opens in a new windowLarge scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. Sanborn Maps show the outline of each building including the location of windows and doors together with street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.
These maps are heavily used in both public and academic libraries by a wide range of researchers including local historians to locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods, urban historians to study the growth of towns and cities, and environmentalists concerned about impact of new developments. [OhioLINK]
Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaThis link opens in a new windowAn easy-to-read encyclopedia for children that includes over 25,000 articles. [OhioLINK]
Finding Aid RepositoryThis link opens in a new windowAllows researchers to search finding aids across institutions to locate archival materials and primary sources across the state. The EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and OhioLINK Repository (EAD FACTORy) will help archivists ensure broad-based access to archival collections and local history collections by providing a solution for institutions wishing to create and deliver finding aids according to the Encoded Archival Description standard. Finding aids are descriptive tools that come in a variety of formats and levels of detail that describe the contents of archival or manuscript collections. EAD is an international standard for encoding archival finding aids, making them standardized in structure as well as more predictably searchable in collaborative electronic repository environments. The Finding Aid Creation Tool and Repository are available for use by any institution in Ohio and do not require membership in OhioLINK. [OhioLINK]
From the National Humanities Center: Historical documents, literary texts, and works of art — thematically organized with notes and discussion questions.
Part of the National Digital Library Program (NDLP): This is a digital library of reproductions of primary source materials to support the study of the history and culture of the United States.
The New York Giants baseball team, 1913. Fred Merkle, sixth in line, committed a baserunning gaffe in a crucial 1908 game that became famous as Merkle's Boner.