1. HIST 300: Maps and Citation Tamara Smith, Reference Librarian Langsdale Library tsmith@ubalt.edu 410-837-5072

2. Plan for Today Archives and Museums Maps Citation Information Turabian Style Search Assignment (Due 10/7) Questions

3. Archives & Museums

4. Archives Collections of papers, manuscripts, recordings, photographs, etc. Controlled environment to ensure reservation of material (temperature, light humidity) Limited access and handling of documents By appointment only

5. Tips for Visiting Archives Check online for catalogs, collection guides/finding aids, visitor information, etc. Call ahead and make an appointment Be prepared for high security Bring paper and pencils (no ink!)

6. Tips for Visiting Archives Research in Special Collections http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/research/ http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/research/ Using Manuscripts and Archives: A Tutorial http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/tutorial /tutorial.htm http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/tutorial /tutorial.htm Manuscripts Research Tutorial Glossary http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/manuscri pts/glossary/ http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/manuscri pts/glossary/

7. Langsdale Special Collections http://archives.ubalt.edu/ UB Archive Oral Histories Local Figures (Bentley, Sondheim, Schaefer, etc.) Blueprints (Roland Park Civic League) Baltimore ’68 Riots Source: WWII Poster Collection, Langsdale Special Collections

8. Archives in Maryland Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ Depository for government records Vital Records Business records Private papers Source: Maryland State Archives

9. Archives in Maryland University of Maryland College Park http://www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/ http://www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/ Most material at Hornbake Library Manuscripts, music scores, audio and video recordings Online research guide through ArchivesUM Source: University of Maryland Website

10. Archives in Maryland Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD http://www.mdhs.org/explore/library.html http://www.mdhs.org/explore/library.html Admission fee for non-MHS members ($6) Online catalog and collection guides Oral histories, maps, manuscripts, photographs, and more Source: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jlehnert/mhs.jpg

11. Archives in Maryland National Archives at College Park http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park One of 3 NARA locations in Maryland (43 nationwide) Paper records Microfilm, maps, photographs On-site programs Source: http://www.archives.gov

12. Archives in D.C. National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/ Exhibit halls (Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence) Genealogy, pre-WWII military information, Congress, District of Columbia Maps, architectural records, pictures, etc. Source: http://www.archives.gov

13. Archives in D.C. The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/ http://www.loc.gov/ Research arm of Congress (Congressional Research Service) Largest library in the world Nearly 140 million items (32 million books) Also has recordings, maps and manuscripts Source: http://www.visitingdc.com

14. Museums

15. Museums in Maryland Reginald F. Lewis Museum http://www.africanamericanculture.org/ Collection of artifacts, documents and artwork about the African American experience in Maryland Free access to the Resource Center Resource Center $8 adults/$6 seniors and college students w/ID; children 6 and under - FREE Source: baltimore.about.com

16. Museums in Maryland National Great Blacks in Wax Museum http://www.ngbiwm.com/ First wax museum of African American history in the U.S. Daily tours available Online exhibits $12 adults/$11 seniors and students/$10 children 3-11 Source: JHSPH Student Outreach Resource Center Website

17. Smithsonian Museums in D.C. National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/ Reopens 11/21/08 Online & traveling exhibits Civil War-era artifacts Star-Spangled Banner September 11 exhibit All SI museums are free Source: Smithsonian Legacies Website

18. Other Smithsonian Museums in D.C. (all free!) National Museum of African Art Air and Space Museum American Art Museum National Museum of the American Indian Anacostia Community Museum Freer + Sackler Galleries Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Natural History Museum Postal Museum Portrait Gallery National Zoo (not a museum, but still fun)

19. National Register of Historic Places Maintained by the National Park Service Sites in all 50 states Travel itineraries available online

20. Additional Resources List of Museums & Archives in Maryland (PDF)List of Museums & Archives in Maryland UB Special Collections

21. Maps

22. Maps: Intro Maps – a 2-D representation of an area; navigational aid Atlas – bound or loose-leaf collection of maps; includes place name index (historical, property, general, etc.) Gazetteers – indexes of place names in alphabetical order; includes geographical coordinates, and sometimes information on the origin of the place name

23. Why Maps? Use maps to give context to your research –Neighborhood –Thematic (income, race, language, etc.) –Historic (map from time being studied) Use overlays to illustrate change in an area –SnagIt (http://www.techsmith.com/screen- capture.asp?CMP=KgoogleStmhome)http://www.techsmith.com/screen- capture.asp?CMP=KgoogleStmhome –Gadwin ScreenCapture (http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/)http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ –Adobe Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family)http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family –MS Paint

24. Example: UB Then & Now Digital Sanborn Maps (Pro Quest) –Pratt database –Originals in Library of Congress Fire insurance maps (water lines, building material, etc.) Maryland maps first drawn in 1914; updated in 1952 Very popular maps

25. Example: UB Then & Now Pro Quest Digital Sanborn Maps (1952), vol. 2, plate 196

26. Example: UB Then & Now Pro Quest Digital Sanborn Maps (1952), vol. 2, plate 196

27. Atlases at Langsdale Census Atlas of the United States The Historical Atlas of American Crime National Atlas of the United States of America National Geographic Historical Atlas of the United States New Historical Atlas of Religion in America

28. Maps Online Digital Sanborn Maps – Maryland (ProQuest)Digital Sanborn Maps – Maryland –Available at Pratt; need to register barcode Social Explorer –Free Census population maps 1790- 2000 American Map Collections –Part of LC American Memory Project

29. Citation

30. Establish credibility (yours and others’) Show due diligence (what else has been done/written on this topic) Make it easier for others to find your sources (and get more information) Preserve your grades/keep your job/etc. Avoid plagiarism by distinguishing your ideas from others’ Why Cite?

31. Why Cite? (cont.) Consequences of Academic Dishonesty at UB (Plagiarism, cheating, etc.) Non-credit for Work (likely failing class) Disciplinary Probation (cannot represent UB) Disciplinary Suspension (at least 1 semester) Disciplinary Dismissal (reapply after 1 year) Disciplinary Expulsion (permanent dismissal) Source: UB Student HandbookUB Student Handbook

32. Avoid Plagiarism Signal every quotation Don’t paraphrase too closely If it’s not your idea, cite it Don’t plead ignorance, misunderstanding or innocent intentions Guard against inappropriate assistance Don’t procrastinate Turabian, K.T. (2007). A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations, Ch. 7

33. UB Plagiarism Tutorial Required for all new UB students (undergraduate and graduate) Must be taken in the first semester Until completed, registration is blocked for the second semester http://www.ubalt.edu/plagiarism/

34. Why Worry About Format? Let’s Play Spot the Author! TA-S Fall 06

35. “From Slip to Chip” in “Harvard Magazine” November/December 1990. Pages 52-57. Edward Tenner. PC WEEK, volume 16, Issue 5. page. 3. Dodge, John. 1999. “When Listening to Customers is the Wrong Thing to Do.” Special Section 361 (8246) 3. Drucker, Peter. The Economist. The Next Society. 2001 TA-S Fall 06

36. Nieuwenhuysen, P. (2000). Information literacy courses for university students. Campus-Wide Information Systems 7(5), 167-173. Fishman, D.L. (1998). Managing the virtual reference desk. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 17(1), 1-10. Kuhlthau, C.C. (1993). Principle of uncertainty for Information Seeking. Journal of Documentation 49(4), 339-355. TA-S Fall 06

37. Citation Information Get all the info you need to properly cite the source Author(s)/Editor(s) Article/Chapter Title Journal Information (title, volume, issue, pages, database name) Book Information (title, edition, publisher & location) Publication date Web address (URL) and date accessed

38. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty- first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5- 8. In a database, the article title (TI) appears first. Usually hyperlinked so you can get the abstract/text.

39. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty-first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5- 8. Author/editor (AU) name may be listed in regular order, or last name first.

40. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty-first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5- 8. The journal title follows either the article title or the author, and it may be italicized. In some databases, this is called the source (SO).

41. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty-first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5- 8. The first number is the volume number; the second is the issue number. The presence of one or both of these indicates that this is a periodical (issued at regular intervals throughout the year).

42. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty-first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5-8. This is the publication date. The presence of a month (or a season - Fall, Winter, etc.) is another way to tell that Humanist is a periodical.

43. Parts of an Article Citation Education for the twenty-first century. Eisler, Riane. Humanist, v. 60 no1 (January/February 2000) p. 5- 8. These are the page numbers of the article. For a bibliography, you need to give a page range, not just the starting page number.

44. Parts of a Book Citation Regulating the lives of women : social welfare policy from colonial times to the present / Mimi Abramovitz. Rev. ed. Boston : South End Press, c1996. This is the book title. In the USMAI catalog, titles appear in sentence case.

45. Parts of a Book Citation Regulating the lives of women : social welfare policy from colonial times to the present / Mimi Abramovitz. Rev. ed. Boston : South End Press, c1996. This is the author. If this were an anthology (collection of essays or stories) or a reference work, this person would be the editor.

46. Parts of a Book Citation Regulating the lives of women : social welfare policy from colonial times to the present / Mimi Abramovitz. Rev. ed. Boston : South End Press, c1996. New editions are published when there are substantial changes to the text (corrections, new concepts, etc.), so make sure you cite the edition you actually used.

47. Parts of a Book Citation Regulating the lives of women : social welfare policy from colonial times to the present / Mimi Abramovitz. Rev. ed. Boston : South End Press, c1996. The publication location is followed by the publisher. For less well-known locations, note the city and the state (when in doubt, refer to a style manual).

48. Parts of a Book Citation Regulating the lives of women : social welfare policy from colonial times to the present / Mimi Abramovitz. Rev. ed. Boston : South End Press, c1996. The last part of a book citation is the publication year. The little “c” in front of it stands for copyright.

49. Citation Style: Turabian Named for Kate L. Turabian, the graduate school dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958 Condensed (but not identical) version of the Chicago Manual of Style Used by historians and publishers Sixth edition in 1996; Seventh edition released in 2007

50. Turabian Manual (7 th ed.), Ch. 15 – 17 –Citation template: Figure 16.1 (p. 143-145) –http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabia n/turabian_citationguide.htmlhttp://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabia n/turabian_citationguide.html Style Manuals – at the Reference Desk Academic Resource Center – AC 111Academic Resource Center –Tutoring –Writing consultations –For-credit writing course (WRIT 200) –Call 410-837-5853 Citation Help

51. Questions?

52. Due Wednesday 10/7 Hand in to Dr. Nix, or e-mail as an MS Word attachment to tsmith@ubalt.edutsmith@ubalt.edu Need to have UB and public library barcode All presentations and handouts posted on class website Search & Citation Assignment

53. Thank You! Reference Help: Phone: 410-837-4274 E-mail: langref@ubalt.edulangref@ubalt.edu IM: ublangsdale HIST 300 Course Page: http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/cour se_websites/fa08/hist300_nix.htm