HIST 300: Maps and Citation

Tamara Smith, Reference LibrarianLangsdale Librarytsmith@ubalt.edu

410-837-5072

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

Archives & Museums

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

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!)

Tips for Visiting Archives

Research in Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.umd.edu/special/research/

Using Manuscripts and Archives: A Tutorialhttp://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/tutorial/tutorial.htm

Manuscripts Research Tutorial Glossaryhttp://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/manuscripts/glossary/

Langsdale Special Collections

http://archives.ubalt.edu/

• UB Archive

• Oral Histories

• Local Figures (Bentley, Sondheim, Schaefer, etc.)

• Blueprints (Roland Park Civic League)

• Baltimore ’68 RiotsSource: WWII Poster Collection, Langsdale Special Collections

Archives in Maryland

Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MDhttp://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/

• Depository for government records

• Vital Records

• Business records

• Private papers

Source: Maryland State Archives

Archives in Maryland

University of Maryland College Parkhttp://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

Archives in Maryland

Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MDhttp://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

Archives in Maryland

National Archives at College Parkhttp://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park

• One of 3 NARA locations in Maryland (43 nationwide)

• Paper records

• Microfilm, maps, photographs

• On-site programsSource: http://www.archives.gov

Archives in D.C.

National Archives and Records Administration

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

Archives in D.C.

The Library of Congress 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

Museums

Museums in Maryland

Reginald F. Lewis Museumhttp://www.africanamericanculture.org/

• Collection of artifacts, documents and artwork about the African American experience in Maryland

• Free access to the Resource Center

• $8 adults/$6 seniors and college students w/ID; children 6 and under - FREE

Source: baltimore.about.com

Museums in Maryland

National Great Blacks in Wax Museumhttp://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

Smithsonian Museums in D.C.

National Museum of American Historyhttp://americanhistory.si.edu/

• Reopens 11/21/08

• Online & traveling exhibits

• Civil War-era artifacts

• Star-Spangled Banner

• September 11 exhibit

• All SI museums are freeSource: Smithsonian Legacies Website

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)

National Register of Historic Places

• Maintained by the National Park Service• Sites in all 50 states• Travel itineraries available online

Additional Resources

• List of Museums & Archives in Maryland (PDF)

• UB Special Collections

Maps

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

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)

– Gadwin ScreenCapture (http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/)

– Adobe Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family)

– MS Paint

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

Example: UB Then & Now

Pro Quest Digital Sanborn Maps (1952), vol. 2, plate 196

Example: UB Then & Now

Pro Quest Digital Sanborn Maps (1952), vol. 2, plate 196

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

Maps Online

• Digital Sanborn Maps – Maryland (ProQuest)– Available at Pratt; need to register

barcode• Social Explorer

– Free Census population maps 1790-2000• American Map Collections

– Part of LC American Memory Project

Citation

• 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?

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 Handbook

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

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/

Why Worry About Format?

Let’s Play

Spot the Author!

TA-S Fall 06

• “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

• 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

Citation InformationGet 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

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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

• Turabian Manual (7th ed.), Ch. 15 – 17– Citation template: Figure 16.1 (p. 143-145)– http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/

turabian_citationguide.html

• Style Manuals – at the Reference Desk• Academic Resource Center – AC 111

– Tutoring– Writing consultations– For-credit writing course (WRIT 200)– Call 410-837-5853

Citation Help

Questions?

• Due Wednesday 10/7• Hand in to Dr. Nix, or e-mail as an MS Word

attachment to tsmith@ubalt.edu• Need to have UB and public library

barcode• All presentations and handouts posted on

class website

Search & Citation Assignment

Thank You!

Reference Help:

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