BOOKS AND ARTICLES

The amount of information today's student of history has access to is unprecedented. The establishment of online journals and the continued development of e-books encourage the spread of free, valuable, and reputable information. Access to online resources, although not replacing print material, has become an integral part of conducting research. Despite how a resource is accessed, it must still be assessed for it value. In general, journal article and books offer differ things to the historian. Journal articles are examinations of specific topics and questions. This give the reader a great deal of insight into a particular issue. Journal articles are also valuable tools for addressing trends in historiography. Journals represent the most recent research relevant to when it was published. They are also allows opportunity for scholars to express new ideas and receive advice and criticism upon them. On the other hand, books are the product of large scopes of study. In general they give broader overviews than journal articles. Often, books will develop out of several journal articles a scholar has produced. Both resources are useful in establishing both broad and specific foundations up which further research can laid.