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Distance Learning Research Tools: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

This guide provides useful tools to help you with your research process.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Sources

 

 

Examples

Primary

A document created at the time of the event

Oral records

Vital records (Birth/Death Certificates)

Interviews

Letters

Artifacts

Published Documents

Historical maps

Manuscripts

Creative works

Gettysburg Address

President Obama’s   Inaugural Address

 

Secondary

Analyzes primary sources. Usually contains pictures, quotes or graphics

Books

Textbooks

Journal articles

Commentaries

Information Literacy & Workplace Performance

 

Primary Source Visual

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