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ENGL105i Health and Medicine; Researching Pandemics: Understanding Primary Sources
This research guide will help you find primary sources for your Unit 3 project in Professor Clark's ENGL105i course.
Finding primary sources in archives and special collections can be very different from finding peer-reviewed research in a library database. The links below will help give you a good understanding of how to find primary sources.
Slides from the library session
What is a Special Collection? and What is a Primary Source? from Purdue University Libraries
Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources from UC Santa Cruz Libraries
Special Collections Citation Examples from Wilson Library, UNC University Libraries
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