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COLL 150: Consumer Revolution, Displaying Empire, and Imperial Nostalgia (Fall 2022)

What is a secondary source?

A Secondary source is a work written about an event or person after it has taken place. Some examples:

  • Book
  • Academic Article
  • Biography
  • Most websites
  • Media depictions (ex. films)

 

Peer review & Scholarly sources

What IS "peer review" and why does it matter?

Encyclopedias

See Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820