Evidence explained : citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace / Elizabeth Shown Mills.

History is not just a collection of documents-- and all records are not created equal. To analyze and decide what to believe, we also need certain facts about the records themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mills, Elizabeth Shown (Author)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 2015.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
History > Sources > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
History > Research > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Event history analysis > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
History > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bibliographical citations > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Reference works.
Genre:
Sources
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Reference works.
Local Note:
Archives of Michigan copy gift of Talbert and Leota Abrams Foundation.
Physical Description:892 pages ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Fundamentals of evidence analysis
  • Fundamentals of citation
  • Archives & artifacts
  • Business & institutional records
  • Cemetery records
  • Census records
  • Church records
  • Local & state records: courts & governance
  • Local & state records: licenses, registrations, rolls & vital records
  • Local & state records: property & probates
  • National government records
  • Publications: books, CDs, maps, leaflets & videos
  • Publications: legal works & government documents
  • Publications: periodicals, broadcasts & web miscellanea.