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Primary sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any ______ or commentary.
Primary sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any ______ or commentary.
interpretation
Theses, dissertations, and scholarly journal articles are examples of ______ sources.
Theses, dissertations, and scholarly journal articles are examples of ______ sources.
primary
Secondary sources offer an analysis or restatement of ______ sources.
Secondary sources offer an analysis or restatement of ______ sources.
primary
Determining if a source is primary, secondary or tertiary can be ______.
Determining if a source is primary, secondary or tertiary can be ______.
Tertiary material is often considered to be further removed from the ______ or origin.
Tertiary material is often considered to be further removed from the ______ or origin.
Examples of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and ______.
Examples of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and ______.
Tertiary Sources These are sources that index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources.Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other information.Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a particular ______.
Tertiary Sources These are sources that index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources.Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other information.Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a particular ______.
Examples of Tertiary Sources: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, ______ (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources.
Examples of Tertiary Sources: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, ______ (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources.
Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other ______.
Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other ______.
Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a ______ author.
Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a ______ author.
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Primary Sources
Primary Sources
Records of events or evidence first described without interpretation.
Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations
Examples of primary sources often used in research.
Secondary Sources
Secondary Sources
Sources that analyze or restate primary sources.
Determining Source Types
Determining Source Types
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Tertiary Sources
Tertiary Sources
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Examples of Secondary Sources
Examples of Secondary Sources
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Reference Materials
Reference Materials
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No Particular Author
No Particular Author
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Information Repackaging
Information Repackaging
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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Study Notes
Primary Sources
- Records of events or evidence as they are first described or occurred without interpretation or commentary
- Examples: Theses, dissertations, and scholarly journal articles
Secondary Sources
- Offer analysis or restatement of primary sources
- Examples: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and commentaries
Tertiary Sources
- Index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources
- Examples: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, bibliographies (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources
- Characteristics of tertiary sources: not credited to a particular author, list, summarize or repackage ideas or other information
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Test your knowledge on identifying primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information or evidence. This quiz provides a description of material and its originality to help determine the category of the source.
