Theresa Mudrock has done an AMAZING job with the UW History Libguide. I love that it has tabbed searching at the top and it also provides a list of hyperlinks. This appeals to different ways that people navigate websites. This libguide is so easy to use. I love that you can start your search of the databases or the catalog directly from the libguide. I also like how the new books by faculty are listed with the books; I just wish that the cover art images did not show up as ?.
The explanation of primary sources is a nice touch as is the history by region and history by topic. Dalton and Charnigo expressed that most historians "...tended to check book reviews than any other alternative" (2004, 408). Mudrock and UW seem to understand that and provide a tab entitled Book Reviews which provides helpful hints on locating reviews of recently published books and older books.
It is also very interesting that there is a tab for teaching history. As a university with an education program, resources for teachers could prove to be quite helpful. It also could be a resource for professors teaching history; after all history of professors are experts in history they are not required to be experts in teaching. And while the libguide was updated October 9, the first link to AHA resources for teachers is a broken link. And unfortunately as a sign of our current political times, the National Archives site is not currently being maintained due to the shutdown. It is still accessible as a resource.
In spite of a few hiccups, this was a really well done libguide. I am bookmarking this one both for style inspiration in the future and for resources. It is really well done!
This is an impressive guide, and it is refreshing to have a tab for teaching history. The National Archives is back up when I just checked. Thanks for suggesting this guide.
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