Social Science Resources in the Electronic Age [Five Volumes]

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Elizabeth H. Oakes, Mehrdad Kia, Michael S. Mayer, Jeffrey D. Greene, Michael H. Kupilik, Jeffrey A. Gritzner

Book Code: OXOAKES

ISBN: 1-57356-589-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-589-9

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Greenwood Press

Publication: 3/30/2004

List Price: $329.95 (UK Sterling Price: £185.00)

Discount Price: $230.97 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Reviews:

This is a one-stop resource for finding authoritative, age-appropriate information about topics in world history, U.S. history, government and civics, economics, and geography curricula from library electronic services and carefully screened Internet sources....A timely resource for social studies teachers and library instruction staff serving middle school through undergraduate clientele.
—Library Journal September 15, 2004
[I] would recommend this set to school libraries and to public libraries with a large student clientele. It does fill a niche and the topic listings in each discipline will help many students in topic selection at research paper and special projects time.
—Reference & User Services Quarterly Winter 2004
It can be incredibly time consuming to search the Internet for useful, relevant, and credible information for research papers. This multi-volume set offers the "best of" Internet research on individual social science topics from geography, world history, U.S. history, government and civics, to economics....This is a valuable source of hard-to-find information, and one that will be appreciated by both students and librarians alike. Recommended.
—Library Media Connection January 2005
Designed for high school users, these volumes will also be useful to adult users unfamiliar with beginning research on the Internet.
—Gale Lawrence Looks at Books January 2005
[T]his set could be a guide and starting place for researching students.
—VOYA December 2004

Description: This one-stop source guides students and educators through the chaos of the Internet, helping them locate authoritative information on topics covered in the World History, U.S. History, Government and Civics, Economics, and Geography curricula. Students are taken directly to the Web's best sites for general researching in the field. They are provided with creme-de-la-creme sites on key topics in the discipline, each of which has been screened by an expert in the field and chosen based on a detailed analysis of the national standards and leading subject texts. Reviews include the site's name, URL, and appropriate grade range, as well as a thorough discussion of how to use the site for research. Students' forays into a discipline are bolstered by Web sites for subject-appropriate museums, summer programs, and careers. Subject sites are also critiqued for teacher use and development. Social Science Resources in the Electronic Age will be a boon to novice and savvy Web users alike. It addresses the needs of high school and undergraduate researchers, and is ideal for educators and parents. Sites are reviewed for professional associations, academic groups, conferences, workshops, programs, clubs, and other outlets for students interested in working or doing internships in the subject. Each site is definitive, comprehensive, credible, and current.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Basics
World History
U.S. History
Government and Civics
Economics
Geography

LC Card Number: 2003060400

LCC Class: H61

Dewey Class: 025


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