macdonald

The point about marketing your site to get more visitation was very helpful. I had been wondering how do some of these sites attract visitors. Obviously, sites like the 9/11 site and the Hurricane site are going to be very active. However, I did not expect to see much activity on sites about videostores and home pregnancy tests. Definitely something to remember for any collecting site.

The ability to search is very important to historic research and I think I definitely got a lot out of last weeks class. Usually I will just type in a few search terms into a database and see what I get. If that does not work, it is time to try something else. Last weeks discussion has made more aware that I should be more mindful of what I am typing when searching. It is very important to use different search techniques and names in order to maximize results. However, although it is unlikely to happen, I still feel as though it would be easier if databases were more user friendly. But learning how to better search will be very useful in the future. One of the best points I gained from the discussion was to think back to terminology from the time period you are interested when searching historic databases. For example searching for shell shock or battle fatigue. Also, that you can search for numerous related subjects, as the example from class of showed (“shell shock” or battle fatigue” or “post traumatic stress disorder”).

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