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How do you know if it is a primary source?

How do you know if it is a primary source?

Published materials can be viewed as primary resources if they come from the time period that is being discussed, and were written or produced by someone with firsthand experience of the event. Often primary sources reflect the individual viewpoint of a participant or observer.

What are 3 examples of secondary sources?

Examples of secondary sources include:journal articles that comment on or analyse research.textbooks.dictionaries and encyclopaedias.books that interpret, analyse.political commentary.biographies.dissertations.newspaper editorial/opinion pieces.

What kind of source is the textbook?

A textbook can either be a secondary or tertiary source and, in seldom cases, a primary source. In most cases, the author of a textbook interprets prescribed theories of a topic and would, therefore, be a secondary source. A textbook can be a tertiary source when it simply indexes information about a particular topic.