Handout created for LIS 764 presentation on 7/24/13.

Genna Mickey

Primary Source v. Secondary Source

Primary
Original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or event.
objects (coins, etc)
works of art and lit
speeches
a/v recordings
photographs
newspapers
ledgers
census records
diaries
journals
inventories
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Secondary
An account, record, or evidence derived from an original primary source.
History textbooks
dictionary
encyclopedia
book reviews
interpretive journal articles
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