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English 316 Advanced Composition for the Social Sciences- Donath
What is Primary Literature?
- Primary Literature contains original data and ideas and are generally the first published record of an investigation.
- Can be found by searching specialized periodical indexes.
- Ex. Medline, Psycinfo Criminal Justice Abstracts
What are Primary Sources?
- Primary Sources can be defined as materials of history oppose to materials about history. While a large amount of primary source materials can only be accessed by visiting the archives where they are located, or through published collections, more and more materials have been made available through online digital collections.
- Published primary sources can be searched using the following search terms-sources, diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, controversial literature.
What are Secondary Sources?
- Secondary Sources are documents concerning a particular subject of inquiry which is derived from or based on study and analysis of original source materials or research. Secondary sources may rearrange or modify data and include such sources as indexes to the primary literature, reference works derived from primary research or sources or reviews.
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