Using the Internet

Bookmarks: other interesting tools on the Internet

Social bookmarking links

Most of the pages on the History website now include links to a range of social bookmarking / sharing websites.

These sites allow you to store, tag and share links across the internet. You can share these links both with friends and people with similar interests. You can also access your links from any computer you happen to be using.

So, if you come across a piece of sa history content that you find interesting and want to save for future reference or share it with other people, simply click on one of these links to add to your list.

All of these sites are free to use but do require you to register. Once you have registered you can begin bookmarking.

Each of the sites works slightly differently so use the links below to find out which service best suits your needs.

For more details about each of these sites see details below.

Del.icio.us
To register, go to:
http://del.icio.us/register
For more information:
http://del.icio.us/about

 

Digg
To register, go to:
http://digg.com/register
For more information:
http://digg.com/about

 

reddit
To register, go to:
http://reddit.com/login
For more information:
http://reddit.com/help/faq

 

Facebook
To register, go to:
https://register.facebook.com/r.php
For more information:
http://www.facebook.com/about.php

 

StumbleUpon
To register, go to:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/sign_up.php
For more information:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/about.html

 

Other tools

Research tools that can downloaded and intergratred with your browser

Zotero(Click on the link to download the program) [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself. To get started click on the link to get a quick start up guide

 

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References

How to conduct & present historical research

People as historical sources - interveiwing members of the community

Oral history - an educational tool for educators and learners