It also includes an overview of how primary and secondary sources can vary based on a research topic. To view chat hours, submit an e-mail question, or view other contact options, please visit the Ask a Librarian webpage. Are your searches not yielding the results you expected?
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E T54 The accounts presented in this anthology are excerpts from the interviews and written recollections gathered by the Center of Military History. S56 For example, a newspaper article about D-Day which was June 6, written in June was likely written by a participant or eyewitness and would be a primary source; an article about D-Day written in June probably was not written by an eyewitness or participant and would not be a primary source.
Similarly, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered soon after the battle, is a primary source for the Civil War, but a speech given on the th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg in is not a primary source for the Civil War. If, however, the topic was how Americans commemorate the Civil War, then the th anniversary speech would be a primary source for that topic.
If there's any doubt about whether a source should be listed as primary or secondary, you should explain in your annotated bibliography why you chose to categorize it as you did. Are interviews with experts primary sources? No, an interview with an expert a professor of Civil War history, for example is not a primary source, UNLESS that expert actually lived through and has firsthand knowledge of the events being described.
Oftentimes, documents from the first publication cycle — newspaper articles, letters, or research notes — are considered primary sources. It is often confusing to determine if something is a primary source. Materials that are NOT primary sources include: Books written after a historical event by someone who was not involved in the event.
Books are considered Secondary Sources. An interview with someone who has an opinion or is knowledgeable about a historical event, even if that person is an expert or a historian on the event. Wikipedia entries. While these entries are a great source to find out the basics of the topic of your study, they are not Primary Sources. Statistics compiled about a historical event for example, a tally of the number of dead in a battle Encyclopedia entries.
What is a Secondary Source? Definition of a secondary source: A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. Primary vs.
Secondary Sources Differentiating Primary and Secondary Sources in Each Discipline While primary sources offer a firsthand account, secondary sources are written after the fact. Discipline Primary Source Secondary Source Archaeology farming tools treatise on innovative analysis of neolithic artifacts Art sketch book conference proceedings on French Impressionists History Emancipation Proclamation book on the anti-slavery struggle Journalism interview biography of publisher Katherine Myer Graham Law legislative hearing law review article on anti-terrorism legislation Literature novel literary criticism on The Name of the Rose Music score of an opera biography of composer Georges Bizet Political Science public opinion poll newspaper article on campaign finance reform Rhetoric speech editorial comment on Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech Sociology voter registry Ph.
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