How do they match: Historians

  • Special Collections Librarian
  • Reference Data Expert

  • Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
  • Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
  • Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
  • Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
  • Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.

  • Collect archival data.