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What are some ways
I can find primary sources?
Listed below are some strategies and
resources, as well as some tips, to use when looking for primary materials.
Please see the short movies below, which show you searching tips within
each type of resource.
- Search EUCLID,
the Library Catalog, using a primary source format
word such as letters, diaries, manuscripts, etc. EXAMPLE:
Sylvia Plath and diaries
- Search a discipline-specific research
database (found at Databases@Emory) to find scientific research articles. For example,
BIOSIS Previews contains
citations to articles that report
on research conducted in the biological
sciences.
- Search a database devoted
to archives (e.g., historical newspapers). To find databases
devoted to
archives, you can go
to Databases@Emory, select "Archives & Primary
Sources" in the second drop-down box, and click "GO."
Other Tips:
- Doing preliminary reading in a specialized encyclopedia
to help identify key names, events, or terminology.
- Locating primary source references in the footnotes and bibliographies of secondary
source books and articles. An author might also mention useful primary
source material in a book's preface or acknowledgments.
- Searching RLIN,
WorldCat, or the Center for Research Libraries catalog, which are catalogs that contain the holdings
of many national and even in some cases, international
libraries.
- Consulting a library subject specialist.
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