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Romel EspinelReference/Instruction Librarian

Berkeley College Libraries

Validate

Prove

YOUR IDEAS

•Are materials that are examined for

interpretation.

•These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

original documents

photos

Witness accounts data books

interview

Are interpretations of primary sources

New interpretations

Are printed in journals,

Etc.

SECONDARY SOURCES ARE FOUND IN:

Journals

Textbooks

Newspapers and Magazines

Where can I find these sources?

Our subject of study

Hit search

Secondary Source: Miller is interpreting Hughes’ Work.

Primary Source: Hughes’ life directly from

the author.

Your Results Are . . .

You can also search Databases!

Databases are organize by subject Databases have collected published

articles from magazines, academic journals, websites, newspapers, etc.

Unlike Wikipedia, blogs etc, most of the articles you find in these databases are reliable sources

As a Berkeley Student you have access to them totally free.

Where do you find databases?

Issues and Controversies

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Look for these

databases from

the main page by

clicking the

“Databases A-Z”

and scroll down.

Insert your topic here:

Let’s search this

Here you will find your citation

information

You can email the articles to

yourself for storage and future use!

Insert your info and . . .

Hit Send and . . .

POW! It’s in your

email in record time!

Click the link below and then hit the play button to view a tutorial:

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

You need to do research on Barack Obama’sInauguration Speech.

What would be some primary sources you would use?

What would be some secondary sources you would use?

Questions?

Romel EspinelReference Instruction Librarian

res@berkeleycollege.edu