About: Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?

By: David Getman, Paula Sanders

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Name: Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?
ID: m12529
Language: English (en)
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 the library catalogs, research databases and periodical indexes, and finding out basic information about your subject. This is part two of a nine-part course that uses Sladen's work for a case study on performing historical research.
Keywords: biography, Egypt, History -- Methodology, History -- Research, library resources, Oriental Cairo, People, Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Maintainers: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)

Version: 1.11 (history)
Created: Oct 22, 2004 3:52 pm GMT-5
Revised: Oct 11, 2006 5:45 am GMT-5

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Getman, D.; Sanders, P. Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/, Oct 11, 2006.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Getman D, Sanders P. Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen? [Connexions Web site]. October 11, 2006. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Getman, D., & Sanders, P. (2006, October 11). Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen? Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. "Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?" Connexions. October 11, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

David Getman and Paula Sanders, "Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?," Connexions, October 11, 2006, http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Getman, D., & Sanders, P. 2006. Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen? Connexions, October 11, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?. Connexions. 11 Oct. 2006 <http://cnx.org/content/m12529/1.11/>.

Version History

Version: 1.11 Oct 11, 2006 5:45 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.10 May 2, 2006 10:40 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.9 May 2, 2006 10:33 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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