Using Primary Sources
This module will help you get acquainted with using primary sources in your area of research.
When you have completed this module, you should know how to
- distinguish between primary and secondary sources in the humanities and social sciences
- understand the importance of historical context when analyzing primary sources
- use the online catalog to find primary sources in published works
- identify primary source resources on the Web
- use a database to find original research articles
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Resources
for Librarians and Educators, Credits
Original UI&U Library Research Guide © 2006 by Union Institute
& University Library. This tutorial incorporates material
from Searchpath,
a tutorial developed by Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
© 2001-2002, from SBU
Library Research Guide material © 2004 by the Stony Brook
University Libraries, from TILT,
a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office
for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2002,
and from TIP,
a tutorial developed by University of Wyoming Libraries © 2005.
This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated provided
that appropriate credit is given.