Ancient History 501
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Ancient History 501Information Literacy
In the HumanitiesJeff Hortin • LIS 560 • February 28, 2011
Subject:Greek History
Author:Xenophon
Research Tools:Primary Sources, Journals, Research Databases
So you want to learn about history…
Ancient Greece (insert obligatory Parthenon image)
Brief introduction to Xenophon•Lived 430 BCE – 354 BCE•History covers 411 BCE – 362 BCE Peloponnesian war
•Athens v. Sparta•Lasts 431-404 BCE•Immediate results: Sparta wins•Overall results: Greece loses
Alexander the Great•Lived 356 BCE – 323 BCE•Begins campaigns 336 BCE•Conquers Persepolis 330 BCE•Dies 323 BCE•Results: Hellenic culture pervades •Asia and Mediterranean basin
Learning about history:The research paper
• Research paper, 6 to 8 pages
Research paper, possible topics
• Cyropaedia, Education of Cyrus (political)• Hellenica, History of Greece (social)• Oeconomicus, Household Economy
(economic)
Introduction to research
• Primary sources
• Secondary sources
• Citation guidelines
Chicago or Turabian
Locating resources
• JSTOR• ERIC/EBSCO• TLG: Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
Managing the information
• Notecards: include full citation and summary of resource
• 4 notecards due with paper topic• 10 notecards due with first draft
Writing your paper
• One page prospectus due with first 4 notecards
• 5 – 6 page rough draft due six weeks into class
• Total of 10 citations/notecards due with rough draft
• Two scheduled meetings with instructor to discuss progress
• Final paper due final week of class
Evaluation of your paper
• 10% timeliness of initial 4 notecards• 20% 5-6 page rough draft• 20% bibliography accompanying rough
draft• 20% class participation and interaction
with instructor• 30% final 6-8 page paper
ARCS and Big6
• Attention: Images, interest in the subject• Relevance: GETTING A JOB• Confidence: Step-by-step process, building a
bibliography while building the paper• Satisfaction: Linking to resources