Research Guides
Resources
What?
Historiography examines a collection of historical writings on a particular topic and analyzes the different approaches to and interpretations of the topic. It also recognizes the major thinkers and arguments surrounding the topic as well as any major changes that have risen in approaching the topic over time.
Why?
Historiography operates as a dialogue between historians that emphasizes the main points of the discussion and informs the reader of the most important facets of the dialogue and in this way demonstrates the author's authority on the topic.
How?
It is important to become familiar with your topic on a broader scale. Your historiography should then establish and connect the major thinkers and arguments on your topic.
(adapted from: http://www.trentu.ca/history/workbook/historiography.php)
Historiography by Call Number: D 13 .C576 2012
Historiography by Call Number: D 13 .S635 2007
Historiography by Call Number: D 13 .B686 1994
Environmental History by Call Number: GF 13 .E583 2010
The Oxford Handbook of Environmental History by Call Number: GF 13 .O84 2014
What Is Environmental History? by Call Number: GF 13 .H84 2016
Why Use Books?
Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.
Books are best found using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
Library Catalogue
Scholarly books are a great resource - watch this video to learn how to recognize one. (2:29)
This video explains how to enter keywords into the catalogue to find books on a particular topic. (1:13)
This video shows you how to search by book title using the library catalogue. (0:47)
Relevant Call Numbers
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in North American Environmental History it is a good idea to start with Subclass GF - Human Ecology. Anthropogeography.
American Environmental History by Call Number: GF 503 .M47 2007
The Atlas of U. S. and Canadian Environmental History by Call Number: GF 503 .A84 2003
Environmental History of Canada by Call Number: GF 511 .M33 2012
E-Books
Moving Natures by Call Number: HE 215 .A2 M69 2016
