Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace: 4th Edition

Evidence Explained guides users through a maze of historical resources not covered by other citation manuals—all kinds of primary-source materials, accessed through all kinds of media. More than a thousand examples for U.S. and international documents demonstrate how to handle the quirks that stump users of these materials.Students, scholars, and curious sleuths all face the same questions:What details must we capture for each type of source, in order to understand it and properly interpret its evidence?How do we evaluate a record’s credibility—especially when its information conflicts with other sources?How do we identify each source—not just so it can be found again, but so we and others can judge its reliability?How can we guard against link rot and disappearing sources when doing online research?Evidence Explained, a Library Journal Best Reference, has answered these questions since 2007. New to the 4th Edition:New tutorial: “Building Your Citation” (Chapter 3)14 universal templates for citing every kind of source1000+ citation examples, each keyed to a specific templateExpanded emphasis on digitized primary sourcesExpanded international coverageUpdated discussions and examples for every type of source and all digital delivery mechanisms Read more