Primary Sources are "documents, images, or artifacts that provide firsthand testimony or direct evidence of the topic under humanistic investigation... these sources are original documents or artifacts that were created at a particular moment in time and are often intimately related to their author or maker." - Humanities Core Handbook, Chapter 1
Image: Cover of Marvel Comics Super Special: Blade Runner (1982). Internet Archive.
The most comprehensive and updated listing of the library's streaming media options are found on our Streaming Media Research Guide.
As a student, you are not limited to the library's holdings of streaming media content for your research project. If you have access to other streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, Apple, etc., you are welcome to use films and media you find through those platforms as well. You may also use any media or film that you personally have access to in another way (e.g. Bluray, DVD, etc).
For more information about the library's various e-book collections, visit our eBook Research Guide.
Also see the "Sources by Topic" tab
There are several more comprehensive guides for finding newspaper sources:
Many of the digitized primary sources from both UC Irvine as well as our sister campuses can be found in Calisphere. This is a good place to start.
Here you can search for material to request to view in person once the library reopens.
Please refer to the pages below to learn more about when you can visit or contact spcoll@uci.edu to make inquiries about collection availability.