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Primary Sources and Secondary
Sources
Primary
sources
- Provide firsthand information
in the original words of the creator or eye witness.
- Include creative works,
for example: poetry, drama, novels, music, art, films
- Include original documents,
for example: interviews, diaries, speeches, letters, minutes, film footage
- Include reports of original
research and ideas, for example: statistical data, case studies, conference
papers, technical reports and research papers published in scholarly
journals
Secondary
sources
- Provide information reviewing,
evaluating, analyzing or interpreting primary sources
- Include criticism and interpretation
of creative works
- Include interpretations
of original documents, for example: biographies, historical analyses,
textbooks and encyclopedia articles
- Include summaries and reviews
of scholarly findings, for example review articles, textbooks, encyclopedia
articles and popular magazine articles
See also
Peer Review and Scholary Journals.
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