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Primary Secondary and Tertiary Sources

Primary Secondary and Tertiary Sources

This lecture contextualizes the idea of primary, secondary and tertiary sources in the ideas of scholarly communication. It explains how to tell the difference between the three categories, what each category is used for in research, and where to find them.

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primary sources, tertiary sources, information literacy, secondary sources
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 3, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
October 21, 2020
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Sarah Morehouse
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High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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English
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Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson (Librarian)
1 year ago
This is an excellent explanation of the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary sources.
Sarah Morehouse
Sarah Morehouse (Librarian)
8 years ago
This video addresses the differences in how primary, secondary, and tertiary information sources are accessed and used, from the points of view of different disciplines. It goes beyond issues of format and talks about it in terms of who created the information and in what context.