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Locating Research Materials Using Meta-Catalogs: WorldCat (m12523)
Keywords: History -- Methodology, History -- Research, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, WorldCat
Summary: This module, part of a series on performing humanities research, offers a brief introduction to WorldCat, a meta-catalog that searches the holdings of thousands of libraries worldwide. WorldCat allows you to locate resources whether or not they are held by your local library. Here, we will explore the functions ... media type.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 70.60%
Revised: 2006-10-23
Revisions: 6
Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen? (m12529)
Keywords: biography, Egypt, History -- Methodology, History -- Research, library resources, Oriental Cairo, People, Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Summary: "Researching Biography" explores strategies and resources for studying a person's life history, using as an example the author Douglas Sladen, whose works "Oriental Cairo" and "Queer Things about Egypt" are included in the online Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). We discuss keeping track of your findings, using ... historical research.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 78.07%
Revised: 2006-10-11
Revisions: 11
Searching Online Catalogs: WebCat (m12527)
Keywords: library catlog, TIMEA, webcat
Summary: This module offers a brief introduction to online catalogs--specifically WebCat, the online catalog for the collection at Fondren Library. We will explore the functions of WebCat through a few basic searches by title, author and subject.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 77.77%
Revised: 2006-04-29
Revisions: 5
Studying Political Satire: Introduction to "The Egyptian Red Book" (m12817)
Keywords: British Empire, British Parliament, cartoons, Egypt, Egyptian Red Book, General Charles Gordon, Khartoum (Sudan), Mahdi, microfiche, microform, Parliamentary Papers, political cartoon, political criticism, political satire british, Soudan, Sudan, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, William Gladstone
Summary: An introduction and table of contents that describes and provides access to the different learning modules in the Egyptian Red Book course. The course itself is a virtual research project that centers on the nineteenth-century political satire "The Egyptian Red Book," which is part of the Travelers in the ... research libraries.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 74.89%
Revised: 2006-09-19
Revisions: 13
Taking the “Souvenir of Egypt” Research Project to the Next Level (m13057)
Keywords: Art & Artifacts, Egypt, encyclopedias, history, History & Politics, library resources, online research, orientalism, ornamental motifs, reference section, Souvenir of Egypt, symbolic themes, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, visual culture
Summary: How can researchers take information that they have gathered and build a focused argument about it? This module is part 6 of a 6 part series on researching the background of the Souvenir of Egypt, a textile that is part of the Travelers in the Middle East Archive. It brings ... material culture.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 75.44%
Revised: 2006-10-08
Revisions: 5
The British Parliament and its Papers (m12841)
Keywords: British Empire, British Parliamennt, History -- Methodology, library research, Parliamentary Papers, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Summary: This module introduces the British Parliament and discusses how its papers can be a valuable resource for research projects.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 95.46%
Revised: 2006-10-30
Revisions: 6
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