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Answered By: Michael Pujals Last Updated: Sep 28, 2018 Views: 67
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
DEFINITIONS
Humanities |
Sciences |
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Primary Source |
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Secondary Source |
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EXAMPLES
Humanities |
Sciences |
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Primary Sources |
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Secondary Sources
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SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
Primary Source |
Secondary Source |
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Literature |
“Song of Myself” (Poem) |
Journal article about the poem’s historical importance |
Psychology |
Results of clinical trial to treat ADD by modifying diet |
Book about ways to treat childhood ADD without drugs |
Politics and Government |
U.S. Census Statistics |
Book about suburban population changes in U.S. |
History |
Recorded interview with Choctaw American Indian |
Journal article about Native Americans who served in WWII |
Social Science |
Diary of Anne Frank |
Book about diaries kept during the Holocaust |
Art |
Photographs by Diane Arbus |
Magazine article about 20th century female photographers |
WEBSITES OF PRIMARY RESOURCES
Using Primary Sources on the Web
http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources
A brief guide from the American Library Association on evaluating primary internet resources with excellent examples of specific documents and image files.
Repositories of Primary Sources http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
A directory of over 5,000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the advanced research scholar. Includes links to libraries and other institutions with digitized primary resources.
The Library of Congress American Memory Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
AMP is a database of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
The Historical Text Archive http://historicaltextarchive.com/
HTA is a database with three sections: full-text articles, essays, photographs, e-books, and links to other digitized primary resources.
Adapted from: Susan Thomas, Evening and Weekend Librarian (sthomas@bmcc.cuny.edu )