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Primary vs Secondary: Resources

Purpose of LibGuides

This Subject LibGuide will take you through the process of performing research in order to create an academic level research paper or project.

Navigate within this Subject LibGuide by using the horizontal tabs.

Let the journey begin, you are on your way to gather and analyze information!

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Quick Tip!

Keep track of the sources you use so it will be easier for you to create the appropriate citations!

Primary vs Secondary

Primary sources are documents or physical objects which were written or created during the time under study.

Original Documents: diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records.
 
Creative Works: poetry, drama, novels, music, art.
 
Relics or Artifacts: pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings.
 
 

Secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources; they are one or more steps removed from the event. 

Publications: textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias.
 
Images: pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources.

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