 Europeana is a free search tool that allows you to browse and search a wide variety of primary sources held by European cultural heritage institutions. Here are a few recommended ways that you can search and browse Europeana to find primary sources related to your research topic. To begin browsing Europeana, click on Collections on the upper right, or select Collections from the hamburger menu on the left. From the collections page, you can browse by themes that are well represented in Europeana, by topics, and I also recommend browsing by centuries. Browsing by centuries is really useful if you're a historian or somebody who works with particular time periods. You can browse collections from the first century all the way up to the 21st century. It's possible to use keywords to search for primary sources in Europeana, but it can be challenging because many of the materials in Europeana are described in languages other than English, so your English search terms might not always bring you sources related to your topic. Instead of topic keywords, you'll have better luck searching with the names of people and institutions that are relevant to your topic. So instead of the term Reformation, I might use the name Martin Luther. With the search terms Martin Luther, I pull up many more results that are relevant to my topic. I even find a link to a collection of Martin Luther related materials. It's also possible to use some filters to manage your search results. You can filter by type of media, choosing either image, text, sound, or other formats. And if you click on show additional filters, you can see other options for filtering your search results including the providing country, the language of the materials, and the institution that is providing the materials. You'll notice that there is no way to filter your search results by date. The only way to explore content by date in Europeana is to go to collections and browse by century. When you find a primary source you'd like to view, click on the image to learn more about its date and providing institution. This is also where you'll link out to view the full primary source on the Providing Institutions website.