Welcome
Welcome to the Bertrand Library! Today we're going to talk about:
- An introduction to the library and its services and resources
- Primary vs. secondary sources
- Finding information on Latin American Studies and Women's Studies
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Primary sources are first-hand accounts of a topic. What is considered a "primary source" depends on the context of the topic and research. Different topics will require different formats. Primary sources can be but are not limited to:
- Personal journals and letters
- Photographs and video of an event
- Speeches
- Interviews
- Newspaper articles by journalists who were there or interviewed people who were there
- Original research & data (sciences/social sciences)
- Works of art (novels, poems, paintings, film, etc.)
Secondary sources are one step removed from primary sources. They tend to look at a bigger picture than primary sources and there context and analysis added.
Activity:
Decide if the following are primary or secondary sources
Librarian
Mary Broussard
she/her/hers
Contact:
570-577-1140
Subjects: Africana Studies, Animal Behavior, Art and Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative & Digital Humanities, Critical Black Studies, East Asian Studies, Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Latin American Studies, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Religious Studies, Theatre and Dance