Primary Sources
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Secondary Sources
Secondary sources are accounts written "after the fact" and with the benefit of hindsight (greater understanding of the incident). They are normally interpretions and evaluations of primary sources. Secondary sources are not evidence, since they provide commentary on and discussion of the evidence.
From: "Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources." Univeristy of Maryland, Univeristy Libraries. 1 March 2013. Web. 3 October, 2013.
Primary Source and Context
Context is everything, so whether a source is primary (original) depends on how it was created and its relation to research being performed.
Identifying Sources
- Identifying Primary and Secondary SourcesIndiana University, Bloomington
Primary and Secondary Source Examples at Pima
The diary of a young girl by ISBN: 9780307594006The Diary of a Young Girl is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl and one of the most moving and eloquent accounts of the Holocaust
Anne Frank's The diary of Anne Frank by ISBN: 9781604138689Collection of critical essays about issues related to Anne Frank's diary
Primary and Secondary Source Examples at Pima
The princess diarist by ISBN: 9780399173592When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she had kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved...
- Two Stars That Lived-and Shone-Orbiting Each Other.An obituary for the actress Debbie Reynolds, and her daughter, writer and actress Carrie Fisher.
Time. 1/16/2017 - Carrie Fisher Opens Up About 'Star Wars,' The Gold Bikini And Her On-Set AffairNPR, Fresh Air Interview with Terry Gross.
November 28, 2016 - The Princess Diarist.by Anthony Breznican