Primary, secondary, tertiary source: Difference between revisions
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'''In a general-knowledge sense''' | '''In a general-knowledge sense''' | ||
* '''primary source''' - | * '''primary source''' - as close to the original ideas as we can | ||
:: e.g. firsthand evidence gathered by the author, creative works ''by'' an author, the published results of research | :: e.g. firsthand evidence gathered by the author, creative works ''by'' an author, the published results of research | ||
::: ...and ''not'' a refinement of an earlier source | ::: ...and ''not'' a refinement of an earlier source | ||
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* '''secondary source''' - one step removed from a primary source | * '''secondary source''' - one step removed from a primary source | ||
:: restatement, analysis, review, interpretation, summaries | :: restatement, analysis, review, interpretation, summaries | ||
::: ...of primary resources after the fact, or of other secondary sources | ::: ...of primary resources after the fact, or of other secondary sources | ||