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Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based They are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources Secondary sources are not evidence, but rather commentary on and discussion of evidence However, what some define as a secondary source, others define as a tertiary source

In contrast, secondary sources analyze or interpret historical events or creative works A primary source is an original document containing firsthand information about a topic A tertiary source presents summaries or condensed versions of materials, usually with references back to the primary and/or secondary sources

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primary, secondary and tertiary differ between disciplines or subjects, studying the literature of the Second World War are different from those for a research

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Doing some research allows you to discover the dominant ideas, theories, concepts, and debates that are presented in the literature In other words, research

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Scope: As you conduct research, you will consult different sources of information A professor may request primary, secondary, or tertiary sources What does

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Identifying and Finding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources The chart below defines the different stages of the cycle of information come last in the

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Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources in History Primary the internet, or library stacks (such as in the case of old books, newspapers, journals, etc )

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PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY SOURCES As you conduct research, you will consult different sources of information. You will encounter primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. What do these terms mean? This guide explains them and gives examples for each. IMPORTANT NOTE: The types of information that can be considered primary sources may vary depending on the subject discipline, and also on how you are using the material. For example: o A government study about steroid use in college sports would be a primary source. o A magazine article reporting on a government study about steroid use in college sports would be a secondary source. o However, if you were researching how use of steroids is portrayed in the popular media, the magazine article could be considered a primary source. PRIMARY SOURCES Primary sources are original materials. They are from the time period involved and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based. They are usually the first formal appearance of results in physical, print or electronic format. They present original thinking, report a discovery, or share new information. Note: The definition of a primary source may vary depending upon the discipline or context. • Artifacts (e.g. coins, plant specimens, fossils, furniture, tools, clothing, all from the time under study) • Audio recordings (e.g. radio or internet broadcasts) • Diaries, Journals, Notes, Autobiographies & Memoirs • Internet Communications (e.g. email, chat transcripts) • Interviews (e.g., oral histories, telephone, e-mail); • Journal articles describing original research or containing original analysis • Letters, Postcards, & other forms of correspondence • Newspaper and Magazine articles with eyewitness accounts, original reporting or analysis • Original Documents (i.e. birth certificates, wills, marriage licenses, trial transcripts) • Photographs • Records of organizations, government agencies, and businesses (e.g. corporate reports, treaties, constitutions, census data, government documents) • Speeches • Survey Results and Analysis (e.g., market surveys, public opinion polls) • User Manuals • Video recordings (e.g. television or internet broadcasts) • Works of art, architecture, literature, film, and music (e.g., paintings, sculptures, musical scores, movies, buildings, novels, poems)

SECONDARY SOURCES Secondary sources are less easily defined than primary sources. Generally, they are accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. They are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources. Secondary sources are not evidence, but rather commentary on and discussion of evidence. However, what some define as a secondary source, others define as a tertiary source. Context is everything. Note: The definition of a secondary source may vary depending upon the discipline or context. • Biographical works • Commentaries, criticisms • Histories • Magazine and newspaper articles (except eyewitness accounts, original reporting or analysis) • Books, other than fiction and autobiography TERTIARY SOURCES Tertiary sources consist of information that is a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources. • Almanacs or Fact Books • Chronologies or Timelines • Dictionaries and Encyclopedias • Directories • Databases, Indexes, Abstracts, Bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources • Textbooks COMPARISON ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES SUBJECT PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY Art and Architecture Painting by Manet Article critiquing Manet painting Encyclopedia article about "Manet" Physical Sciences Einstein's diary Biography of Einstein Dictionary entry on "Theory of Relativity" Chemistry/Life Sciences Journal article describing original research Magazine article explaining journal article Summary of magazine article in online database Humanities Letters by Martin Luther King Web site on King's writings Encyclopedia on "Civil Rights Movement" Social Sciences Notes taken by clinical psychologist Magazine article about the psychological condition Textbook on clinical psychology Performing Arts Movie filmed in 1942 Review of the movie IMDB entry on the movie

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