FIU Libraries: Native Americans in the American Experience (1500 to the present): Primary & Secondary

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Primary & Secondary Resources Guide
How to pinpoint primary sources in the FIU library catalog, library databases containing primary sources, and freely accessible primary sources on the web
Primary Sources on the Web: Finding, Evaluating, Using
Guide to finding, evaluating, and using Primary Sources on the web. Curated by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association.

Pro Tip:

If you want to find Primary Sources in a Catalog search, just type "Sources" as a Subject Term. Results will be limited to materials that contain primary source material.

You can also append "-- sources" to an existing Subject Term, like "United States -- History -- Sources"

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Artemis Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Cross-search of digital archives and reference collections from Gale. Currently searches across: Indigenous Peoples: North America; The Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources; The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926; The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926; The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources; The Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926; Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Electronic full text of back files of 644+ scholarly journals. Recent years are not available; FIU has access to following collections: Arts & Sciences Collections I - XV, and Complement, Ecology and Botany Collection I & II, Life Sciences, Business IV, and the Jewish Studies Collection. During the COVID-19 pandemic, JSTOR is assisting students and researchers by making expanded content available. This expanded content includes no-cost access to unlicensed collections, and to 35,000 (and counting) books and other e-resources as JSTOR partners continue to join in the effort.

It is important to distinguish between primary and secondary source material. On this page, you will find a brief guide to understanding the differences between these two types of sources and where to find both primary and secondary materials in the library.

Floor		Resources
One		Center for Academic Success: University Learning/Testing Center Electronic Classroom Broadcast Video Productions Resource for Education Technology UTS - Media Equipment Services Distance Learning Electronic Classroom Instructional Photography & Graphics
Two		Information & Research Services Curriculum & Juvenile Collection LACiC - Latin American and Caribbean Center Government Documents GIS-RS Center & Teaching Lab Maps & Imagery User Statistics
Three		Periodicals & Newspapers Laptop Lounge Honors College Student Resource Center College of Medicine Library Copiers Systems
Four		College of Medicine Special Collections & Archivese Academic Space Management School of Social Work Study Area
Five		Audiovisual Collection Diaz Ayala Collection Architecture and Fine Arts (General Collection and Periodical Section N) Music (General Collection and Periodical Section M) Music Listening Room Music CAI Center Spanish Resource Center Group Study Rooms
Six		Quiet Study Space Group Study Rooms General Collection HJ-L & P-Z Oversized Books
Seven		General Collection A-HG Quiet Study Floor Group Study Rooms
Eight		Library Administration Collection Management Digital Collections Center

Floor		Resources
One		Circulation Course Reserves Intercampus/Interlibrary Loan Information and Research Services Center for Excellence in Writing Communication Arts Studio Computer Labs/Copiers
Two		Microforms Periodicals Juvenile Collection Oversize Collection Video Collection Government Documents Reference Workroom Reference Collection Copiers
Three		General Collection, A-Z Library Administration

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