Practical source work

Tutorials

Short, evidence-led walkthroughs for questions library professionals face: finding the record, reading what it says, and keeping a trail someone else can check.

Completed walkthroughs

  1. Find and save a board document

    Follow a real public meeting agenda to its attachment, save the original PDF, and write a source note. The example separates a proposed purchase list from a decision.

  2. What happened to this book?

    Read a preserved state spreadsheet carefully. Identify its heading, dates, scope, and the questions it cannot answer.

  3. Who’s behind the ebook service?

    Trace Libby to its maker and read a dated acquisition announcement without turning a historical release into a claim about present ownership.

Each lesson links to the source material it uses and says what that source cannot establish.