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Sources of information are generally categorised as primary secondary or tertiary depending on their originality and their proximity to the source or
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In this section we shall discuss about express information services
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Scope: As you conduct research you will consult different sources of information. A professor may request primary
Tertiary sources help to locate primary and secondary sources. Sources like bibliography of bibliographies; guides to the literature; directories listing.
Definition: Tertiary sources consist of information which is a www.northeaststate.edu/library/documents/whatareperiodicals.pdf Retrieved Oct. 2 2010.
access to that information. While ideas and evidence in history are published as primary then secondary
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A professor may request primary secondary or tertiarysources What does that mean? This guide explains the terms and gives examples of some primary secondary and tertiary sources These sources may vary depending on the subject Primary Sources Primary sources are original materials
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
Sources are considered primary, secondary, or tertiary depending on the originality of the information presented and their proximity or how close they are to the source of information.
Use tertiary sources in the beginning stages of your research process to: This will lay the foundation for further research and direct you to helpful primary and secondary sources that you will engage with in more detail during the writing process. What is a tertiary source?
Sources are considered primary, secondary, or tertiary depending on the originality of the information presented and their proximity or how close they are to the source of information
For example, while encyclopedias are typically considered tertiary sources, a research paper focusing on the development of encyclopedic writing since 1900 might use encyclopedia entries as direct evidence and therefore as primary sources. Am I analyzing the source itself or using it for background information?