Publication Information:
Origin of Information • Categories of Research Sources and Tools • Evaluation of Printed Sources • Documentation and Copyright • Learning What Printed Sources Exist • Publishers and Distributors • Repositories of Printed Sources • Effective Use of Libraries and Archives
Unique Resources in Public Libraries • Dewey Decimal Classification System • Reference Sources • Encyclopedias • General History Sources • Social History Sources • Almanacs, Chronologies, and Statistical Sources • Using Directories • Local Directories • Printed Professional Directories • Institutional Directories • Directories of Groups and Associations • Source Guides • General Language Dictionaries • Historical and Etymological Dictionaries • Slang Dictionaries • Subject Dictionaries • Surname Dictionaries • Government Documents • Using Bibliographies • Electronic Sources • References for Printed Sources: Chapter 1
Introduction to Instructional Matters • How-To Guides and Manuals for Adults • How-to Guides and Manuals for Young People • Genealogy Technologies and Refinement of Skills • Courses and Programs of Study • Periodical Articles • Identifying and Obtaining Instructional Materials • Evaluating Instructional Materials • Selecting Textbooks for Classroom Use • The Future of Instructional Materials • References for Printed Sources: Chapter 2
Introduction to Geographic Tools • Introduction to Maps and Gazetters • Mapping of a New Nation • Routes to the West • Canals and Waterways • Railroads • Political Maps • Nineteenth-Century Maps • USGS Topographic Maps • Ordering Topographic Map Names and Numbers • Ordering Topographic Maps • Digital Topographic Maps • Out-of-Print Topographic Maps • Fact Sheets and General Interest Publications • Other Types of USGS Maps • Nineteenth-Century National Gazetteers • Twentieth-Century National Gazetteers • Postal Guides and Shipping Guides • Maps, Gazetteers, and the Computer • Finding Geographic Tools • Using Geographic Tools • References for Printed Sources: Chapter 3
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