GSU Library Research Guides: HIST 7045/7050: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Pedagogy in History: Being a Historian

Resources for Historians

GSU History Department
GSU Center for Instructional Innovation
Formerly the GSU Center for Teaching and Learning.
American Historical Association (AHA)
Resources on the job market, publications, and a very useful blog.
American Historical Association | Resources for History Graduate Students & Early Career Professionals
Includes job market advice, strategies for managing graduate school and early professional life, and other resources.
World History Association
Teaching and research resources and more.
H-Net
Discussion listservs, reviews, job listings (H-Net Job Guide).
Center for History and New Media (George Mason University)
Cutting-edge projects blending technology and history, with particular emphasis on resources for history teaching.
Stanford History Education Group
Program focused on using technology to teach history and historical thinking.
The Versatile PhD
Information about job market and alternative careers for PhDs. **AHA is now offering free membership in Versatile PhD to AHA members.
ProfHacker
Chronicle of Higher Education blog focusing on teaching, technology, and productivity. Good insights into relationships between technology and academic life.
National Council on Public History
Organization for all those with an interest in the practice and study of history in public.
Oral History Association
GSU is the new home of the Oral History Association. Check out the OHA page's Resources section for information about finding, making, and preserving oral histories.

Many historical organizations are working to connect with their communities through social media. See below for some (but not all!) examples:

Using Twitter?

@AHAHistorians: American Historical Association
@The_OAH: The Organization of American Historians
@chnm: Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (@dancohen, the director of CHNM, updates more regularly)
@PresNation: National Trust for Historic Preservation
@NCPH: National Council on Public History
@dhnow: Digital Humanities Now
@oralhistreview: Oral History Review
@AARL_Archives: Auburn Avenue Research Library

Twitter is also an excellent way to learn more about digital history/humanities. In addition to @dancohen and @dhnow, start with:

@THATCamp: The Humanities and Technology Camp, a growing collection of "unconferences," founded by CHNM
@EmoryDiSC: Emory University's Digital Scholarship Commons, based in their library
@ProfHacker: Twitter feed for the Chronicle of Higher Education's ProfHacker blog

Using Facebook?

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Subjects: History, Honors College, Urban Studies

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