Research
Minitex News articles tagged with "Research" (20):
New Tutorial for Archival Research
Archival research need not be intimidating or confusing to novice researchers. Those students just learning for the first time how to discover rich primary sources on their topic or researchers who may need a refresher on the contents of a finding aid will find this new tutorial quite helpful!
New Digital Collection Provides a First-Hand View of North American Colonial Daily Life
Recently, the Harvard Gazette highlighted a new digital project launched earlier this month. Harvard University Library has provided public access to their ongoing, digital, multi-yea
Primary Source Sets from the Digital Public Library of America
Primary Source Sets from DPLA is a resource created by teachers on DPLA’s Education Advisory Committee and designed with students in mind to help
Densho: A Digital Archive & Legacy
Stephany Bai of NBC News writes that this fall is the 70th anniversary of the U.S.
Vietnam War Internet Resources for Research
In the October 2015 issue of College & Research Libraries News, librarians Seth Kershner (Northwestern Connecticut Community College) and Michael Mannheim (American International College) wrote
World's Largest Nature Sound & Video Digital Archive Now Available
Recently making internet news, a 12-year digital project is now freely available online to search and explore. Cornell University’s
Helping Students to Ask the Right Questions
The folks at Project Information Literacy recently interviewed Dan Rothstein, co-author of the 2011 book Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Rothstein’s work fo
History Day Research Help: Your Visit to Wilson Library
Minitex, the University of Minnesota’s Wilson Library, and the Minnesota Historical Society have created a short video to prepare students throughout the state to conduct History Day research at Wilson Library. Librarians from Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction (ROI) and Wilson Library ha
Spotlight on Publication
Jayne Blodgett, Assistant Director and Technical Services Coordinator, and Peter Bremer, Reference Coordinator, of Briggs Library at the University of Minnesota Morris had their article, “
Just Add Water and Watch Research Grow
Research is hard work, and it takes time. You can’t just “add water” and voila!