Primary Sources
Best Place to search = Google!
Below are some examples of types of primary sources. Combine the type of source with keywords related to your topic.
Suggested Search Terms For Primary Sources
Interview
Speech
Legislation
UN Document
Documentary
Tweets/social media
Combine with keywords related to your topic.
Specifically, think about the people involved!
Yemen civilian interview
Rashad Al-Alimi speech
Ali Abdullah Saleh speech
Yemen + UN Document
Houthis documentary
UNHCR Yemen Tweets
Use Advanced Search for results from the place(s) your conflict is happening
Chances are, all of your sources so far are from the U.S. It's important to get the perspective of the people living in the country you're researching!
Go to:
Settings > Advanced Search> Narrow results by:
Language & Region
Videos make great primary sources! Just make sure the subject(s) of the video are directly involved with your conflict.
YouTube
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YOUTUBE CITATION FORMAT:
Last Name, First Name of creator/interviewee. "Title of video." YouTube, uploaded by______. Day Month Year. URL.
Example:
Saleh, Ali Abdullah. "Yemen: Ali Abdullah Saleh's Last Speech." YouTube, uploaded by CNN. 30 October 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7npbGZUF0c&t=2s.
If it's unclear who the creator/interviewee is:
"Title of Video." YouTube, uploaded by ________. Day Month Year. URL.
Example:
"Explainer: The War in Yemen Explained in 3 Minutes." YouTube, uploaded by Al Jazeera English. 3 July 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLRgdFP-s30.
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