Thank you to Carolyn Soltau (KPU Contract Librarian & Vancouver Sun News Research Librarian) for discovering many useful resources and improving this guide in fall 2024.
Carolyn drew on the good work of Toronto Metropolitan University Library's Journalism Research Guide (CC-BY 4.0) and UBC X̱wi7x̱wa Library's Indigenous Publishers, Distributors and News Media Research Guide.
Primary sources are original materials. They are first-hand accounts from the time period involved and may include such things as diaries, letters, photographs, art, maps, original video, film or sound recordings, interviews, or newspaper articles.
In the Library Catalogue use keywords that describe your topic together with any of the following words:
Examples:
Scholarly articles from all subject areas.
Most journals have extensive past coverage with access to current articles typically delayed 3-5 years post publication.
Off campus access restricted to current KPU students and employees.
Major Canadian newspapers as well as many small-market newspapers.
Off campus access restricted to current KPU students and employees.