InfoGuides: Enhancing Research Practices: Video Tutorials

Finding Primary Sources Online

Finding primary sources online requires a greater understanding of how archives operate in comparison to libraries. Browsing primary source, archival collections through online repositories requires a different strategy than searching for secondary sources in a library catalog.

Using Summon to find Secondary Sources

Remember that secondary sources provide information about stuff, while primary sources are the "stuff" the sources are about.

Tertiary Sources Online

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Offers access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, and atlases covering a range of subjects from literature, to law, to science and more. All titles are full-text searchable. Credo also offers the ability to seamlessly search within other library resources such as the Central Piedmont Library Catalog and ProQuest making it a great place to begin your research.
Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
Very Short Introductions provide concise summaries of a diverse range of subject areas. All titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field. Each Very Short Introduction volume is cross-searchable, and subject overviews are available.