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SPC 1608: Speech-Mason: Primary and Secondary Sources

Examples of Primary Sources

Primary resources may include but are not limited to:

  • Letters
  • Diaries
  • Autobiographies
  • Newspapers
  • Speeches
  • Interviews
  • Manuscripts
  • Artwork
  • Research Data

Examples of Secondary Sources

 

Secondary resources may include but are not limited to:

  • journal articles that comment on or analyse research.
  • textbooks.
  • dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
  • books that interpret, analyse.
  • political commentary.
  • biographies.
  • dissertations.
  • newspaper editorial/opinion pieces.
 

Primary v Secondary Sources

Please watch the following tutorial on Primary and Secondary Resources.  Primary and Secondary sources may both be used in Scholarly Research