Background electronic instrumental music plays. Setting: Jordan is standing on campus looking frustrated. Drew, a friend comes up to him.
Drew: Hey Jordan, what’s up, you don’t look too happy?
Jordan: Hey, Drew! I just got out of my history class and my professor gave us the details for our upcoming paper.
Jordan: We must use 3 primary sources about our topic, and I don’t even know what that means!
Drew: I feel your pain, I just left my PSYC 100 class and we have a similar requirement, but I think the primary source I need to find is different than the kinds you need.
Drew: My professor talked about academic research articles detailing an experiment, or something. I don’t even know how to start!
While talking to each other, a third friend, Bailey, overheard and stops in.
Bailey: Hi Jordan and Drew! I couldn't help overhear you talking as I was coming close.
Jordan: Hi Bailey! Drew: Hey Bailey!
Bailey: Let me tell ya, I was in the same boat in past semesters. Something really helped me out, though.
Bailey: I was referred to this library tutorial on primary sources, and it explained what primary sources are in different contexts and some strategies and ideas for how to find them.
Bailey: It even went into tips for how to analyze them including some of the challenges with them and when someone might want to use primary sources.
Bailey: The tutorial was an easy way to understand these sources, and it helped me discover what I needed better than struggling on my own. I suggest it can help you both, too!
Jordan: Thanks, Bailey, and the library is right here. I think I will go in and see if they can point me to this tutorial. You want to come with me, Drew?
Drew: Nah, I gotta run, but I will see if I can stop by later.
Bailey: You don’t even need to go inside the library to complete it, it’s available online from the library homepage and your professor might even have linked to it in your course materials.
Bailey: What's cool is that you can work on it from anywhere you have internet access!
Drew: Awesome, I will do it tonight, so I can learn how to find this primary source fast! Thanks for the tips, Bailey!
Bailey: You’re welcome! Classes are hard enough, so I am happy to share things that helped me. Good luck on your papers! See you around.