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Background Information

Public History by James B. Gardner (Editor); Peter S. LaPaglia (Editor)
The essays in this volume provide an introduction to both the varieties of work in which public historians are engaged and the common purposes they share.
Public History by Barbara J. Howe (Editor); Emory L. Kemp (Editor)

Welcome

Welcome to the subject guide for Public History! Visit the tabs above or links below to find more. Please don't hesitate to contact me with your research questions.

Digital History
Find research and scholarship unique to digital technology.
Historic Preservation
Find information on conservation and restoration of historic buildings and landscapes.
Museums and Historical Sites
Find information related to archives, historic sites, and museums (including living history and historic house museums).
Oral History
Find resources dedicated to the methodology and practice of collecting oral history.

Quick Links for Public History

JMU Library Search
Find books, ebooks, articles, journals, videos, digital media, and more. Library Search brings together the JMU Library Catalog and many other databases, so you can search for almost everything.
WorldCat
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Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide that includes manuscripts written as early as the 1000 B.C., books, audio visual media, and internet source
America: History & Life
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Index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Historical Abstracts
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Index with abstracts to more than 1,800 journals in 40 languages on world history from 1450 to the present; excludes the US and Canada.
Academic Search Complete
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Multidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Index and abstracts for topics in librarianship, including classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
SAGE Research Methods
A compilation of books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos from across the social sciences that helps users learn various research methodologies.