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HIST 4318Y: Global Teenager

Primary Primary Documents

The library subscribes to many databases containing primary sources.  Below are a few suggestions for historical research-

Keywords/subjects in Catalog

It is important to remember that the computer will only find the exact words that are put in any search boxes. Some good keywords and search strategies (see tab above for more on strategic searching)  are listed below-

Keywords-  diary, letters, memoir, personal narrative, teen, juvenile, young, boy, girl, etc....

Truncation-  using a wildcard • (teen, teens, or teenager= teen*

Grouping keywords together: using ( )

Example: (diary or narrative) and teen*

Below is a list of examples of books written (or containing) accounts of teenagers/youth. Using these types of keywords to examine specific events or time periods is a good search strategy for finding resources.