 |
 |
|
Must I use only online sources for my web project?
No. Citations to printed sources or links to online sources are equally acceptable. Far more important than whether a source is online or not is the question of whether it is professional and reliable rather than popular (see How do I evaluate sources for my web project?).
Ask yourself whether you are able to find the materials you want online. The important thing is that you are able to define your project in the way that you want. Don't choose a project just because you can do it using only online sources. You are free to wander off the beaten path and discover something new and unexpected, that not everyone knows already! And you are required to dip into the professional literature for the history of science (see the last part of the evaluating sources page).
For the history of science, Internet sources are still far, far behind printed materials. But don't forget, there are thousands of professional articles available in full-text through the Library's online e-journals and through Google Scholar. A vast amount of the most reliable online content is not accessible through ordinary internet searches! First identify what articles might be most interesting to you using the Isis Bibliography, then go to the Library website to see if those articles are available online.
"Four to six weeks in the lab can save an hour in the library" ~George J. Quarderer, Dow Chemical Co., cited by HS Folger (1999), Elements of Chem. Reaction Engineering.
|
HSCI 3013. History
of Science to 17th century |
spellcheck.net | wordcounter.net
Many thanks to the pedagogical model developed in Mythology and Folklore and other online courses by Laura Gibbs, which have been an inspiration for this course.
|
|
This course is currently undergoing major reconstruction to bring it into alignment with the new version of the course at Janux |
|||
