How do they match: Historians

  • Special Collections Librarian
  • Process Information Historian

  • Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
  • Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
  • Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
  • Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
  • Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
  • Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
  • Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.

  • Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.