Guide
- Guide to ContextualizationThis is the handout given in class.
Secondary Sources
Secondary sources are works that analyze, assess or interpret an historical event, era, or phenomenon, generally utilizing primary sources. Secondary sources often offer a review, a critique or an interpretation. Secondary sources can include books, journal articles, speeches, reviews, research reports, and more.
JSTOR
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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An archive of more than 4,600 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences from nearly 1,200 publishers. Thanks to both the Murphy Library Endowment Fund and UWL Student Differential Tuition for providing access to the JSTOR Arts & Sciences XV collection.
The most direct way to find JSTOR is to find the A-Z database list on the library's homepage (under the main search box). Click on the letter "J".
Tertiary Sources
Tertiary sources are usually considered as "navigational tools" and are compiled lists of primary and secondary sources. Written by experts in the field, they can be used as a starting place for research because they give a bird's eye view of a subject and usually provide secondary sources to explore further. Tertiary sources are not usually read cover to cover.
Some examples of tertiary sources include:
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finding aids
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dictionaries
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encyclopedias
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chronologies
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indexes
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abstracts
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guide books, fact books
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textbooks, manuals
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search directories
