National History Day Info Roundup: Welcome

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The University of Georgia Libraries will host a National History Day Research Round-up program on Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 2-4:30 p.m. in room 329 of The Russell Special Collections Building located at 300 South Hull St. in Athens, Georgia. The event is designed to give students and mentors assistance with discovering and using amazing and credible primary sources to create wonderful and winning National History Day Projects. The program is free, but advanced registration is required.

Program Description:

The event will begin with a brief orientation to searching for primary sources in archives and online. Archivists and librarians will showcase some of the best sites and search tools available for NHD primary source research. Participants will learn how to brainstorm great search terms to locate relevant materials in UGA special collections as well as in archives in general. Students will also have an opportunity to work closely with UGA librarians and archivists to develop and refine their topics, to explore and discover related primary and secondary sources, and to incorporate and cite these materials effectively and accurately.

When
Saturday, October 8, 2016

 2:00-4:30 p.m.

Registration

• The event is free, but space is limited to 10 students.

• Walk-up registration on the day of the program is NOT available

• To register for the event, please email russlib@uga.edu and include the following information: o Name of registrant(s):

o Name of mentor or parent (if attending the round-up workshop):

o Grade:

o Project topic description (if known):

o Type of project (performance, research paper, exhibit, Web site, etc…)

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 5 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2016

More Information/Contacts For questions and more information, please contact Jill Severn at 706-542-5766 or jsevern@uga.edu Directions and Parking Parking is free on UGA surface lots and parking decks on Saturdays. For more information about directions and parking please visit: http://www.libs.uga.edu/scl/visit/maps.html National History Day Online Resource Guide

Program Location
Room 285 Russell Special Collections Building, University of Georgia Campus, 300 South Hull St. Athens, GA

The University of Georgia Libraries are delighted to support students participating in National History Day 2016

National History Day is a wonderful opportunity for students across the country to connect the past with the present in interesting and useful ways. Each year the National History Day organization announces a theme that will be the focus for projects entered into the competition. The competition begins on a local level and moves through successive rounds to a final national competition.  The contest offers several contest categories including exhibits, documentaries, essays and performances.  

This year’s theme is Taking a Stand in History. The intentional selection of the theme for NHD is to provide an opportunity for students to push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts and dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective and understanding.

The NHD theme provides a focused way to increase students’ historical understanding by developing a lens to read history, an organizational structure that helps students place information in the correct context and finally, the ability to see connections over time.

 The University of Georgia Libraries are a perfect place to start your NHD research.

The National History Day Research Guide provides tips and resources for creating great National History Day entries. It takes you through the whole process from developing a great topic, to conducting preliminary background research, to locating compelling  primary sources, to preparing a winning entry, and getting help along the way.

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