Useful Websites
1. How to Cite Sources in a Scholarly Paper
All writing for this course must abide by the style conventions of the Chicago Manual of Style. I will only accept papers that use footnotes and a bibliography, i.e., no endnotes or parenthetical text citation.
For details on how to cite information in history papers according to the Chicago Manual of Style, use the following links:
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
Research and Documentation Online
The Library of Congress site on how to cite on-line sources
2. Online Primary Sources
GENERAL
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
EuroDocs
Using Primary Sources on the Web
HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
Primary Sources on the History of Technology at University of Washington-Tacoma
Primary Sources on the History of Science and Technology at Newton Gresham Library
Primary Sources on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at UC-Berkeley
Primary Sources on the History of Science and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
3. Online Secondary Sources
Electronic Journals at Fordham
JSTOR
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