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National History Day: Research Links for NHD

Resources for NHD

Research

On-line Resources

NHD On-Line Resources 

Recommended by Mr. Holden

Student Resources NHD Site

Eurodocs

Presidential Libraries

Milestones

Contains 18 million catalog records for books, serials, manuscripts, maps,

music, recordings, images, and electronic resources in the Library of Congress

collections.

A collection arranged by broad categories in American history

The Recorded Sound Reference Center provides access to the

commercial and  archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress

Millions of primary sources chronicling the Nation's history

Website that features more than 60,000 unique historical documents 

NHD at NMAAHC Collection: Breaking Barriers in History

AskRI

Interesting Resources

Writing Help

Works Cited and Note Taking

Primary Source Definition

A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

Examples: Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records, original photographs

 

Secondary Source Definition

A secondary source analyzes and interprets primary sources, provides a second-hand account of an historical event, interprets creative work. Secondary sources are usually written years after the event occurred, by people who did not live through or experience the event.

Examples: journal articles, databases, website articles, biographies, photographs

 

Annotating Sources on Noodletools

1.How does this source connect to the theme?
 
2.How does the information I learned from this source help defend my thesis?
 
 
3.Primary or Secondary? Why?

Annotations in a Bibliography/Work Cited

 Annotation: The annotation should be one to two sentences long. The contest rule book says “an annotation must explain how the source was used and how it helped you understand your topic.”

DO NOT retell what the sources say. You may include a justification of why you source is primary or secondary if it is likely to be questionable. And, you can use the annotation to explain that a book or other secondary source includes several primary sources.

Primary Source Analysis Worksheet