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HIST 150-03 Kashmir: Past, Present, Future (Fall 2023)
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HIST 150-03 Kashmir: Past, Present, Future (Fall 2023)
Introduction
In This Library Session (9/12/23)
Overview of Library Services & Resources
What IS a "good" Secondary Source? [Activity]
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What is Peer Review?
Primary VS Secondary Sources
Primary Sources: What are they?
Discuss: Primary Or Secondary? [Activity]
Reference Materials and Starting Points
Finding Secondary Sources: Books
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How to order books/articles/DVDs we don't own?
Finding Secondary Sources: Articles
Primary Source Databases
A Quick look at our Primary Source Databases [Activity]
Evaluating Web Resources
Searching: AND OR NOT
Citation
Annotated Bibliographies
[In Class Searching] Getting Started & Narrow Your Topic
Stuck or need help? No problem!
Are these primary or secondary sources? Discuss for ~5 minutes with your groups.
It sounds straight-forward, but it's not -- especially as your topic gets closer to the present.
Example One: Fifield, R. H. 1952. “New States in the Indian Realm.” American Journal of International Law 46 (July): 450–63.
Example Two: Lepaitre, George Patrick. “India and Pakistan: The Fantastic Schism.” The Social studies. 50 (1959): 163–165.
Example Three: Karan Singh. Heir Apparent : an Autobiography. Delhi ;: Oxford, 1982. Print.
Example Four: "Participation of the United States in efforts to resolve the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and Hyderabad" FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1948, THE NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND AFRICA, VOLUME V, PART 1
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