Includes index

1. The Subject of history and how to use it: - What history can tell you - What historians are trying to do: history and the everyday world - How historians work: Philosophies of history - Historiography - Changing directions of historical research - Methods of historical research - Promary and secondary sources of evidence - Interpreting and organizing evidence - The Computer and historical research - How you can use history - 2. How to read a history assignment, take notes in class, and prepare for and take exams: How to read a history assignment: Reading a textbook, reading a monograph, reading an anthology, reading a historical novel, examples of reading assignments - How to read nonwritten materials - How to take notes in class - Classroom participation - Communicating online - How to study for and take exams - 3. How to write history assignments: the importance of writing skills - 4. How to research a history topic - 5. How to write a research paper - Appendix A: basic reference sources for history study and research - Appendix B: Useful information for the historian

Presents step-by-step guidance for history students on studying, homework, tests, research, and writing, and includes exercises and annotated examples