
QuickSheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to Individual Problem Analysis
QuickSheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to Individual Problem Analysis; by Elizabeth Shown Mills; Published: 2012; ; 2 pp, 8.5x11; laminated; ISBN: 9780806318950; Item #: GPC3870. In her book Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Elizabeth Shown Mills discusses successful research through a series of models. These models are outlined in Quicksheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to the Research Process. According to Mills, “reliable research is not achieved by Trolling the Internet for a name; Using indexes and databases as though they were actual records; or Accepting uncritically whatever conclusions others tout However, Mills believes success can be achieved through following a set patterns described in her book and outlined in this chart in the following four models: The Research Process Model The Research Analysis Model The Identity Triangulation Model The Reliability Model The guide is printed in two colors (black and blue), folded