Overview
History courses often require
research papers built on primary and secondary sources.
- Primary sources are original
documentary evidence from a given historical event or period
- Secondary sources are analysis
produced after an event takes place
In this tutorial you will learn:
- The difference between primary
and secondary sources in history
- How to identify whether
a source is primary or secondary
- How to locate primary sources
in the Library and on the Web
- How to locate secondary
sources in the Library and on the Web
- How to locate government
documents in the Library and on the Web
- How to evaluate primary
and secondary sources you find
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Primary sources
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