Every day, the number of exciting history-related resources available online grows. This page can only direct you to a few of them. For more, see the Mudd Library's list of internet resources for history students.

Organizations for Historians

The American Historical Association (AHA) is the historical profession's largest and most visible organization.

The Organization of American Historians serves historians of early America and the United States.

There are many other societies that serve historians in a wide range of fields, including ancient history, the history of science, Latin American history and public history. You can find a comprehensive listing of these groups on the website of the AHA.

Guides for Students

Patrick Rael is a history professor at Bowdoin College who has put together an outstanding guide to reading, writing and researching history for undergraduates.

Questions about citation style? Check out the Mudd Library's guide to academic citation and writing and guide to citing electronic documents. http://www.lawrence.edu/library/guides/ecites.shtml.

Students writing papers in History classes sometimes find that they are not sure how much they can quote or paraphrase from a source without violating the Honor Code. The Lawrence University Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful online guide on academic honesty . If you are at all in doubt, ask a professor or a tutor before you write your paper.

Other Resources

H-Net is an online international community of scholars discussing just about every field of historical study that exists. You can search H-Net by topic and subscribe to listservs about fields of interest to you.

The History News Network places current issues in historical context with articles on contemporary life written by historians. HNN also sponsors several blogs.