LIBRARY

SOURCES
DATA
BOOKS
INTERNET
 Identify the Classify sources Apply and
various sources of data into interpret
of data; primary sources information
or secondary accurately in
sources; and data gathering.
PRIMARY SECONDARY
➢ These are raw data collected first-hand by
researchers or writers.
➢ These data can be gathered through surveys,
interviews, direct observations, experiments,
etc.
➢ Data from primary sources must be handled
carefully and interpreted accurately.
 ✓Audio Recordings
✓ Memoirs ✓Autobiograhies
✓ Diaries
✓ Speeches ✓Manuscripts
✓Memoirs
✓Diaries
✓Speeches
➢ These are the data that abound anywhere in
printed and electronic forms.
➢ Printed forms are books, articles, journals,
magazines, records, etc.
➢Electronic forms are from the internet (e-books,
e-journals, and e-magazines)
➢ It is the source of secondary data.
➢ It has numerous books and other
materials which contain a lot of
information.
➢ It is another source of secondary data.
➢ The internet is a world full of
information.

➢ It needs to answer the question, “is the

information true, credible, reliable, and
valid?”
✓Encyclopedias
✓Reviews
✓Textbooks
✓Magazine Articles
✓Biographies
✓Journal Articles
WAIT! THERE’S MOREEEEEE
Directions: Classify each of the following sources of data. Write P
for primary or S for secondary sources of data.

_____1. Photographs _____6. Book reviews

_____2. Journal Articles _____7. Diaries
_____3. Videos _____8. Editorials
_____4. Books _____9. Laws
_____5. Interviews _____10. Magazine Articles