Critical Thinking

This ends with an ad for a project, but before that, it has good information on primary vs secondary for different majors.

Focused on history

From Carol M. Withers’ Information Literacy: Basic Research Skills under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Read more at https://library.sdcity.edu/InfoLitOER

• In general, search using one or two nouns, combined by AND or OR.
• Do more than one search, using different words that cover the same concept.
• If you find too much information, take out a word. If you don't find enough, add one.
• Use an asterisk (*) to search for variations on a word. For example, searching for student* will bring up records on student and students.
• For more information, see Develop a topic

These are only a few examples of critical thinking-related terms found in the library catalog but you can also use these terms in a database. When searching articles, which are shorter and more numerous, use more specific words or more search terms.

•  "primary sources" AND....[your topic] -- the quotes, "" searches for a phrase so the words are together
• autobiograph* AND.... -the asterisk, * searches for autobiography and autobiographies, or anything that begins with the letters before the asterisk.
• letters AND....
• interview AND....
• speeches AND....