LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT

sam alfrey, research and instruction librarians l i d e s h a r e . n e t / s a l f r e y

primary sources secondary sources

tertiary sources

primary sources secondary sources

tertiary sources

raw data; original sources of material; first hand observations; contemporary accounts of events.

primary sources secondary sources

tertiary sources

raw data; original sources of material; first hand observations; contemporary accounts of events.

sources that analyze or interpret data/information; written after the event; a review or critique

primary sources secondary sources

tertiary sources

raw data; original sources of material; first hand observations; contemporary accounts of events.

sources that analyze or interpret data/information; written after the event; a review or critique

sources that compile information on particular topic; collections or lists; reference works; finding tools for other sources

primary sources secondary sources

tertiary sources

AN EMAIL FROM YOUR PROFESSOR A. PRIMARY

B. SECONDARY C. TERTIARY

SCHOLARLY ARTICLE IN JSTOR

A. PRIMARY B. SECONDARY

C. TERTIARY

BOOK REVIEW IN JSTOR A. PRIMARY

B. SECONDARY C. TERTIARY

REPORT OF SCIENTIFIC DATA

A. PRIMARY B. SECONDARY

C. TERTIARY

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY A. PRIMARY

B. SECONDARY C. TERTIARY

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE A. PRIMARY

B. SECONDARY C. TERTIARY

wikipedia: laozi

WWW2.WHITTIER.EDU/LIBRARY

advanced search

sample search:laozi and biographyonline; ref collection; stacks

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