Computer Aided Research Techniques in History

Course content

-Classification of conventional resources (archive, museum, 1 st Hand, 2 nd Hand, etc.) and their formats -Electronical resources and their types (converting conventional resources into digital technology and 1 st Hand e-sources) -Recognition, processing and mutual conversion techniques of e-sources, installation and setup routines of the required software. -Acknowledgement of e-archives in Turkey (State Archives, Grand National Assembly, National Library, etc.)and digital resources, e-library, e-books, e-articles, electronic databases -Search for e-articles and access to texts (JSTOR, Academic Search, EBSCO, ERIC, Elsevier, Oxford, Google-academics, vs) -Effective course search in leading engines (Google, Bing, etc) -Access to e-dissertations, e-Theses, and processing techniques, library catalog systems, Library of Congress e-resources -Reference and citation styles (APA, Chicago, MLA), citing methods of electronic resources including footnote, end note and bibliography -Internet tools (http://,ftp://,telnet://) and required software protocols, access to historical texts and maps using ftp sources -Web page techniques, launching a personal web-site and publishing