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The study of how history is constructed. It involves the critical analysis and evaluation of historical methodologies and the way history has been written over time. From NESA Modern History Glossary
Browse the HSC Resources shelves and Reference shelves for books on a variety of topics. If you are studying an Australian topic you can also browse the Australian Reference collection in the Special Collections area.
Books available on the HSC Resources shelves include:
Use the library catalogue to find publications on history and guidebooks on academic writing.
More information:
If your topic concerns Ancient Australian history, there may be original materials or unpublished materials for you to access.
Original materials may include
oral history and sound record recordings such as oral histories, radio interviews and podcasts You can listen to some of this collection through the library catalogue or through Amplify which delivers audio material from a number of different cultural institutions including the State Library and NSW public libraries.
Search tips for the new library catalogue
A quick way to search in the catalogue and find manuscripts and pictures (or other materials if you choose):
Get detailed advice from presenters at the State Library/Sydney Living Museums' History Extension Project seminar, and read prize-winning essays by former students from the History Teachers' Association's annual Extension Essay Prize.
See the eresources pages at left for recommendations of specific databases for different types of information:
Mitchell Library Reading Room
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