Other options
Primary or Secondary?
Primary Source
Primary source (Wikipedia)
Questions to consider when evaluating an information source:
(adapted from Wikipedia)
* What is the tone (factual, hyperbolic, satirical, etc.)?
* Who is the intended audience?
* What is the purpose of the publication (to inform, to sell, to promte, etc)?
* Who created the item?
* What assumptions does the author/creator make?
* How was the item created?
* Where was it distributed?
* Does the document agree or disagree with other authors or documents on the subject?
* Does the content agree with what you know or have learned about the issue?
* Where was the item made?
* When was it made?
* Do you have any reason to doubt the accuracy of its stated author, date, place?
EAD guide to Cornell Hip-Hop Collection
Locating Archives
Use these databases, directories, and browsable list of web sources to find archives by keyword, subject or person.
- ArchiveGrid Includes a searchable database for catalog records for archival collections and items, and full-text guides to specific collections.
- Archives USA
Directory of primary source material from repositories and collections in the United States. - Repositories of Primary Sources A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
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