Evidence explained
Subtitle: citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace
By: Elizabeth Shown Mills
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 885
ISBN-13: 9780806318066
Other titles: Citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 831-834) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of evidence analysis; title: Fundamentals of citation; title: Archives & artifacts; title: Business & institutional records; title: Cemetery records; title: Census records; title: Church records; title: Local & state records: courts & governance; title: Local & state records: licenses, registrations, rolls & vital records; title: Local & state records: property & probates; title: National government records; title: Publications: books, CDs, maps, leaflets & videos; title: Publications: legal works & government documents; title: Publications: periodicals, broadcasts & web miscellanea.