For Class (due by Noon on February 20):
- Finish Exercise: Dear Reader
- Slack: #dear-reader
- Finish Exercise – From Idea to Research Question
- Post exercise on Slack – #research-question
- Write a blog post that reviews one of the projects that you investigated in class (2/13), comparing it to other projects.
- How might it serve as a model for your work in this class? OR how might it not?
- You should consult the Organization of American Historian’s guidelines for reviewing digital history projects. In your review be sure to identify the kind of digital history project (it could be more than one type) and address the five areas outlined in the OAH review guidelines. Include screenshots and examples where appropriate to support your review.
- Be sure to cite the project according to the Chicago Manual of Style (if you are a History or Art History major/minor) or MLA conventions for all others.
- Find five (5) primary sources from at least 3 different collections. Find two (2) secondary sources from different collections. Find (1) image (photograph, map, artwork)
- Just put these into a doc of some type to bring to class
- Deep dive into the library’s collections: https://library.gmu.edu/ and https://infoguides.gmu.edu/dbs
- You may also wish to look at:
- Google: Advanced Search | Refining Results | General Support
- Chronicling America
- The Digital Public Library of America– Use both the map and search.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Media History Digital Library
- I have also collected a variety of sources here: Resources
- If you need a review on sources, use these videos:
- Watch (7:34): Historical source evaluation explained
- Watch (4:59): Evaluating Sources – George Mason University
- Just put these into a doc of some type to bring to class
- Part 3: Begin to review requirements for your Project Proposal (Due March 12)
In class (February 20):
- Workshop: Setting Up Zotero
- Upload the sources from Week 5’s homework into Zotero and share your library with me (gbeasle1@gmu.edu)
- For instructions on creating a group library: Zotero Groups
- Optional: Setting Up Tropy*
- This tool is optional for you to explore. It is similar to Zotero in how items are cataloged, but it is strictly for images. It is up to you to decide if you would like to store your images in a separate catalog – though, please note that Zotero can be used for the image citation, and we will use Omeka to store your images beginning in Week 11.
- Documentation and Tutorials – Tropy – InfoGuides at George Mason University (gmu.edu)
After Class (due by Noon on February 29):
- Upload the sources from Week 5’s homework into Zotero (see above for tutorials) and share your library with me (gbeasle1@gmu.edu)
- For instructions on creating a group library: Zotero Groups
- Work on your Project Proposal (Due March 12)
- Blog Post #2 Comments
- Read a handful of posts by other folks in the class and add comments
