provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art.
PRIMARY SOURCE
provide the original materials on which other research is based and enable students and other researchers to get as close as possible to what actually happened during a particular event or time period.
PRIMARY SOURCE
present original thinking, report on discoveries, or share new information.
SECONDARY SOURCE
describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary sources.
SECONDARY SOURCE
collect, organize, and repackage primary source information to increase usability and speed of delivery, such as an online encyclopedia
SECONDARY SOURCE
often lack the freshness and immediacy of the original material
SECONDARY SOURCE
often lack the freshness and immediacy of the original material
