Primary Sources

Primary sources can include government documents, books written by a citizen of the country you are studying, original research articles, and newspaper articles from the region. Such sources can help you gain a more intimate understanding of the issues and events you are studying. Secondary sources analyze or interpret primary source information. Watch this video which explains the difference between primary and secondary resources. You'll need to login with your RAM ID if you're not already verified in another session.

Primary Source Books

Search OneSearch on the library's homepage to find books, e-books, DVDs, CDs and more. There is no sure way to identify primary sources by searching the catalog but you can try combining the name of your chosen country with the keyword sources. You will need to evaluate your results and the books that you find to confirm they are or include primary source documents from the country.

For example: Mexico sources

Examples of Primary Source Books

Autobiography of Alfred H. Mendes, 1897-1991

The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa

French Revolution and Human Rights : A brief documentary history

Latin America since Independence: A History with Primary Sources

Twentieth Century China

Xi Jinping : the governance of China.

International Government Documents

To find government documents from the country you are studying that you can use as primary sources try using the link below to find documents on your topic while limiting to the domain for your country's government for example:

immigration site:gov.tw for documents on immigration published by the Taiwanese government.

There may be some exceptions to the .GOV domain such as

https://www.gob.mx/en/index (Mexico)