English 316-Donath
English 316
Advance Composition for the Social Sciences
Jennifer Donath
Types of Literature/Sources
Primary Literature contains original data and ideas and are generally the first published record of an investigation.
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.
Secondary Sources/Literature 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.
Inclass Exercise
In you groups determine the type document of each item listed below and then determine if the item is Primary Literature, Primary Source or Secondary Source and record your answers here.
*For Bolded items click the PDF to to get to the item.
Examples
| Item 1 | Item 6 | Item 11 |
| Item 2 | Item 7 | |
| Item 3 | Item 8 | |
| Item 4 | Item 9 | |
| Item 5 | Item 10 |
