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Primary or Secondary Sources?

For a better understanding of the distinction between primary and secondary sources view one or both of the YouTube video tutorials linked on this page.

  • Primary sources are original documents. Sources that would be considered primary are:
Diaries, letters, eyewitness accounts, legislative bills, laboratory studies,  field research reports, autobiographies, census documents, video, photographs.
 
  • Secondary sources are reports on events, not first-hand accounts. Sources that would be considered secondary are:

Scholarly articles, books, textbooks, biographies, government reports and data.

What is a Primary Source created by the Univ. of California, San Diego, Social Sciences & Humanities Library.

Primary vs.Secondary Sources  Learn the difference between primary and secondary sources. Video created by Hartness Library CCV/Vermont Tech