Primary sources

Use this tutorial to learn more about how to identify and search the catalog and databases to locate primary source material. Let’s start with a catalog search. Imagine we are looking for primary...

In this video we will take a quick look at the different types of evidence used by historians to create an understanding of an event or period. We will be using these different types of evidence in...

This is 3 Tips in 3 Minutes, and today we’re discussing searching for place names. Tip #1: Think about names that may have slightly different connotations but similar geographic reference. For...

Today, we will be looking at how to make a Parlor Map using Bubbl.us. A Parlor Map is a visual technique you can use to discover the logical connections among the sources you’ve found for your...

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Welcome to the tutorial for Annals of American History online, a database from Britannica. Annals of American History online collects primary sources and then organizes them by decade or era, so it’s...

This is 3 Tips in 3 Minutes, and today we’re discussing searching for people’s names. When researching people, it is important to brainstorm all the likely variants of a person’s name so you can be...

We know you love Google, but sometimes it's not the best way to get the right resources for your academic paper. So here's the difference between searching Google, EBSCO, and the...