SDCC Library: History: Web & Social Media

Web & Social Media

Find Web Sites

Use your favorite search engine to find web sites on the Internet, or try one of these tools:

Best Search Tools - lists search engines, metasearch, and subject directories.
Google Scholar - note: before paying for an article, check to see if the library has it for free
RefSeek - academic search engine

Evaluating Web Sites

San Diego City College LRC is not liable for the currency or accuracy of the information contained in these third-party web sites, as they are outside the control of the LRC.

Check for good quality information by asking questions like:

Who is the author? (Is the author a scholar in the field?)
What is the subject of the resource? (Does it cover all it should, or does it leave something out? Is it accurate or verifiable?)
When was the resource created? (Is the information current?)
Why was it created? (Is there bias, or is it objective?)

Recommended Web Sites

Here are just a few of the many web sites relevant to history:

USHistory.org
Covers the Revolutionary and Colonial eras and Philadelphia in general. Owned by the Independence Hall Association. Has sections on historic documents, people, places, and women’s rights.
The Black Past
“This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.”
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Best of History Websites
Annotated list. Browse by time period.
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
Includes documents and maps. By the University of Virginia.
San Diego History Center
The journals and some research services are under Research. Quick email questions are free.
Historical Societies
A list of historical societies and centers.
Oral History Association
There are web guides on doing oral history under Resources.
Native Land
Map of native land. See and acknowledge which indigenous land you are currently on.
1619 Project
"The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative."
Primary Source Sets
From the Digital Public Library of America
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Kumeyaay History
From Kumeyaay.com