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Electronic version of the 17th and 16th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style.
A research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, organize, store and share all types of information and to generate citations and bibliographies. Group code: RWStetsonU.
Note to legacy RefWorks Users: As of June 30, 2023, legacy RefWorks is deactivated.
This survey is intended for you to fill out after a librarian visits your class.
A secondary source is an analysis, evaluation, or interpretation of an event or time period. They interpret or analyze the primary source material. Examples of secondary sources include books and articles that give analysis or commentary.
Try searching for secondary sources in the following databases:
An archive of scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The most recent 3-5 years of journals are generally not available. JSTOR has a number of other collections to which we do not subscribe. Provided through a cooperative agreement with Stetson's College of Law Library.
A primary source provides direct, first-hand evidence of an event, an object, or a person. Primary sources provide facts about an event or time period. Examples of primary sources include autobiographies, letters, memories, diaries, speeches, court decisions, eyewitness accounts, and official government records.
Primary Source Databases
The world’s first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. Presented a vivid picture of British and world events; all issues from 1842 to 2003 included.
Restricted to Stetson students, faculty, and staff. Includes all issues of Time Magazine from 1923 to 2000. Advertisements are included. PDF full text. Instructions for browsing. If you are looking for the records of Time Inc., visit the New-York Historical Society webiste at https://www.nyhistory.org/library/time-inc-archive
Primary Source Websites