NLC Library

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Library Instructor: Sarah Garrett

Handouts

Library Essentials - Word   PDF

Basic Research - Word  PDF

Primary Sources - Word   PDF

Types of Periodicals - Word   PDF

Brainstorm!

What types of materials are available from your library?

In what formats can these materials be found?

Quia Activity - Get Exposed!

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles

Primary Sources

Firsthand, original accounts created at or around the time an event actually occurred

Examples: autobiographies, original research, letters, memoirs, speeches, works of literature (poems, novels, etc.)

Secondary Sources

Interpretation, analysis, commentary, or summary after an event occurred

Examples: literary criticism, biographies, reviews, analyses, textbook, encyclopedias, etc.

Primary vs. Secondary Chart

Library of Congress American Memory Project

Finding Books (and more!) - use Alamo Library Online Catalog

Get Started Today! Find a book related to a topic which interests you.

Finding Periodicals (and more!)- use Electronic Databases

Get Started Today! Find an article from a scholarly journal, newspaper, or magazine about your topic.

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