History 191C: Paris: Biography of City. 1715 to Present (Winter 2015, sem 2)

How to Find a Book

Books that deal with the topic of this course can be found in the following libraries of UCLA:

  • Powell Library
  • Young Research Library – research collections in the social sciences and humanities
  • Arts Library – collections in the arts, architecture, performing arts
  • Music Library – collections in music

The library map shows the exact location of these libraries.

How to Search in the Catalog

The UCLA Library catalog includes records of all kinds of library materials (except for films) held in the libraries listed above as well as other UCLA libraries. This research guide on UC Library Search explains the basic search strategies in the UCLA Library catalog.

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    Primary and Secondary Sources

    Primary Sources

    Documents, books, pictures, objects produced by the person of your study or at the time of your topic.

    Types of primary sources:

    • diaries, letters, autobiographies, official documents, etc.
    • novels, short novels, poetry, drama, music, paintings, other art work produced at the time of the topic studied
    • objects, artifacts produced at the time of the topic studied

    Secondary Sources

    Works that analyse primary sources, the person(s), or the period of time of the topic studied.