Evidence Explained

Evidence Explained guides users through a maze of historical resources not covered by other citation manuals—all kinds of primary-source materials, accessed through all kinds of media. More than a thousand examples for U.S. and international documents demonstrate how to handle the quirks that stump users of these materials.

Students, scholars, and curious sleuths all face the same questions:

• What details must we capture for each type of source, in order to understand it and properly interpret its evidence?
• How do we evaluate a record’s credibility—especially when its information conflicts with other sources?
• How do we identify each source—not just so it can be found again, but so we and others can judge its reliability?
• How can we guard against link rot and disappearing sources when doing online research?

Evidence Explained, a Library Journal Best Reference, has answered these questions since 2007. New to the 4th Edition:

• New tutorial: “Building Your Citation” (Chapter 3)
• 14 universal templates for citing every kind of source
• 1000+ citation examples, each keyed to a specific template
• Expanded emphasis on digitized primary sources
• Expanded international coverage
• Updated discussions and examples for every type of source and all digital delivery mechanisms