NLC Library

READ 0301 Platt

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?

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

Quia Activity - Primary or Secondary? 

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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