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History
Tutorial

Sections

Section 1: 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