How To Do Research Using Primary Sources! So . . . your
professor has just given you a research paper assignment that
requires you to use primary sources and you're thinking, OMG,
what do I do now? If dropping the class is not an option well,
here's what you do - stay calm and relax because, honest, I'm
here to help! Conducting research using primary sources for the
first time can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience if
you're not familiar with the process, terminology and resources.
This guide is designed to outline the research process in a way
that will make conducting primary source research in the UK
Special Collections Library as well as other places as easy and
intuitive as possible. Reading through this guide completely
before you begin your project is recommended. The boxes below
will help you understand what exactly a primary source is, and
will provide you with definitions of common terms associated
with primary source research that you will likely run into as
you work on your assignment.