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Manuscripts Research Tutorial
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1. Introduction

Welcome!
About the Tutorial Objectives
About the Tutorial Sections
About the Tutorial Questions
About the Tutorial Quiz

2 . Fundamentals: Objectives

Definitions
Primary Sources
Manuscripts
Repositories
Provenance
Collections
Arrangement
Description
Finding Aids
Catalog Records
Catalog Records (Continued)
Access and Handling

3. Finding: Objectives

Getting Started
Define and Refine
Keywords
Searching
Google
Google (Continued)
Google Results
Online Finding Aids
Printed Finding Aids
Online Catalog
Online Catalog Results
Other Repositories
Local Repositories
Electronic Databases
Getting Help

4 . Using: Objectives

Introduction
Understanding History
Conducting Historical Research
Deciphering
Document Type
Document Type (Continued)
Writing
Writing (Continued)
Language
Condition
Interpreting
Evidence and Information
Evidence
Information
Example
Critical Evaluation
Critical Evaluation (Continued)
Citation
Citing Manuscripts
Copyright
Copyright (Continued)

5 . Collections: Objectives

Manuscripts Department
Location and Hours
Background
Southern Historical Collection
Southern Oral History Program
University Archives
Southern Folklife Collection

6 . Orientation: Objectives

Registration
Reference Room
Requesting Manuscripts
Search Room

7 . Quiz