Types of Sources
1. Tertiary Sources
Tertiary sources are based on a collection of primary and secondary sources and may or may not be written by an expert. They should never appear in your bibliography. You should use them to get ideas about what to research.
Examples: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Guidebooks
Examples: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Guidebooks
2. Secondary Sources
A secondary source is not created first-hand by someone who participated in the event. They are usually created by someone who has read primary sources after the event took place. You should use them to build your research from multiple perspectives.
3. Primary Sources
A primary source is a piece of information in which the creator of the source was an actual participant or a contemporary of the moment. The purpose is to capture the words, thouughts and intention of the time.
Examples: Documents, Artifacts & Diaries
How to "Locate Sources"
How to "Evaluate Sources"
Examples: Documents, Artifacts & Diaries
How to "Locate Sources"
How to "Evaluate Sources"
References
Evaluating Print and Web Sources. (1999). University of Massachusetts Libraries. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from
http://www1.umassd.edu/specialprograms/info_lit/evalu.html.
Vandenberg-Daves, J. (2006). Making history: A guide to historical research through the National History Day program. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
http://www1.umassd.edu/specialprograms/info_lit/evalu.html.
Vandenberg-Daves, J. (2006). Making history: A guide to historical research through the National History Day program. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.