Which of the following would be a primary source for a research literature review

What is a Primary Source?

What is a primary source?

• A primary source is a first hand testimony, document, speech or other evidence that gives insight into a particular person or an event.
• They are often created during the time period which is being studied but can also be produced later by eyewitnesses or participants.
• Primary sources are available in their original format in libraries, museums, archives, and are also reproduced online in library databases, books, and on university, government, and museum websites.

Examples include:

• Original documents like: Autobiographies, memoirs, oral histories, diaries, interviews, correspondence, minutes, film footage, official records, photographs, raw research data, speeches, newspapers, government documents, email.
• Creative original works like: Art (paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc.), drama (plays, scripts, etc.), films, music, novels, poetry.
• Relics or artifacts like: Buildings, clothing, DNA, furniture, jewelry, pottery.

What is a Secondary Source?

What is a secondary source?

• Secondary sources interpret historical events by examining primary sources and usually other secondary sources, such as books and journal articles. 

Examples include:

• Non-fiction books
• Magazine articles
• Scholarly articles that interpret original data (the raw data would be a primary source)
• Blog or website posts describing or interpreting an event or person
• Read this alumnae/i post about women's fashion at Vassar College. The article is a secondary source, while the photograph below is a primary source.

Image Source

What is a Tertiary Source?

What is a tertiary source?

• Tertiary sources are "meta" sources that compile information on a given topic.

Examples include:

• Bibliographies, literature reviews, meta-analyses, indices, anthologies, lists, etc.
• The annotated bibliography you compile when researching a topic for a paper is considered a "tertiary" source.
• A Buzzfeed "listicle" (or article that compiles a list linking to other sources) would also be considered a tertiary source.
• In the social sciences, a literature review would also be considered a tertiary source.

Open Web Sources with Primary Sources

Free Digital Collections with Primary Sources

• Internet Archive

  A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more

• Digital Public Library of America

  Many libraries and museums house primary sources. This website will search digital repositories of open-access content!

• Primary Source Sets (DPLA)

  Primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators — complete with teaching guides for class use.

• Calisphere

  Historical image, text, and sound collections available online from libraries, museums, and archives across California.

• California Digital Newspaper Collection

  The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present.

• Online Archive of California (OAC)

  Free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses.

• HathiTrust Digital Library

  HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

• Project Gutenberg

  Nearly 48,000 digitized books as of 2015. All in the public domain (in general, published before 1923). Available in epub, kindle, PDF or to be read online. Over 50 languages. Great source for classics and historical works.

Library Databases with Primary Sources

Library Databases with Primary Sources

• U.S. History (Gale in Context)

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  Delivers the best titles from world-class sources. Find comprehensive coverage of the most-studied topics, from the arrival of Vikings in North America 1,000 years ago to Vietnam, Watergate and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

• World History (Gale in Context)

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  This database offers students and researchers unparalleled access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents.

• Salem Press Encyclopedias

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  Salem Encyclopedias online include access to the series "Defining Documents in American History" and "Defining Documents in World History".

Primary Sources in the Library

• Milestone documents of American leaders : Exploring the Primary Sources of Notable Americans by

  Call Number: Ref E 173 .M623 2009 Volumes 1-4

• Women's Letters by Lisa Grunwald (Editor); Stephen J. Adler (Editor)

  Call Number: HQ 1410 .W6845 2005

  Publication Date: 2005-09-27

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