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HIST 301: The Historians Craft (Sheriff, Fall 2024)
Primary Sources: Where to start?
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HIST 301: The Historians Craft (Sheriff, Fall 2024)
Introduction
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What IS a History Librarian?
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Quick Refresher on Library Services & Resources
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Libraries Undergraduate Library Research Awards
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Secondary Sources
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Secondary Source: Writing out your topics
Finding Books
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Worldcat: Accessing books we don't own
Advanced: Finding Books
Finding Articles
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How to order articles we don't own?
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Historical Statistics
Primary Source Databases
Primary Sources: Where to start?
Using the Catalog to find Primary Sources
Using Indexes to find Primary Sources
Using WorldCat to find Primary Sources
Advanced: Finding Primary Sources
Finding & Contextualizing Newspapers
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Print Newspapers
Digital Newspapers
Microfilm Newspapers
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The Problem with Primary Sources (Newspapers)
Using Microfilm
Scavenger Hunt (Open tab to see options)
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Finding Articles
Finding Books
Finding Reviews
Finding Historiographic Essays
Finding Encyclopedias
Finding Internet Sources
Primary Source: Periodical Article
Primary Source: Published Diary
Primary Source: Memoir
Primary Source: Unpublished diary
Primary Source: Published letters
Primary Source: Unpublished Letters
Primary Source: Legislation
Primary Sources: Broadside
Primary Sources: Songs
Primary Sources: Artwork or Photography
Citation
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Stuck or need help? No problem!
Where to Start?
Consider the types of sources your topic will require.
Look at our full primary source database list and narrow from there
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Look at the Secondary Results from earlier. Limit the publication range to your time period of interest.
Pay attention to the primary sources being cited in your secondary sources.
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