Use this page to get tips on how to do library database research and find sources for your World Civilizations projects.
Good for a variety of primary and secondary history sources Use their search bar or their Browse Topics feature to find sources. |
Good for accessing reference sources and primary sources. Use the search bar or the Time Periods feature and the Topic Centers to find sources. |
Good for contemporary history. Use their search bar or their Browse Topics feature to find sources. |
Good for accessing reference sources and primary sources. Use the search bar or the Time Periods feature and the Topic Centers to find sources.
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Good for overview and reference sources. Use the search bar and once you have your results select unlocked and free under the by availability section on the left hand side. |
Primary |
Primary Sources are first hand, immediate accounts from people who experienced an historical event or topic.Examples of primary sources are: photographs, memoirs and autobiographies, government documents from the given time period, letters and diaries, artifacts, newspaper and magazine articles from the given time period, interviews, oral histories, and maps from the given time period. |
Secondary |
Secondary Sources are works created by people who DID NOT experience an historical event or topic. Often time secondary sources use and analyze primary sources to back up their arguments.Examples of Secondary Sources are: academic research articles, scholarly books, biographies. |