2006-08-24 01:33:26 · 5 answers · asked by meme 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
In literature, for example, a primary source would be the book, play, poem itself....say Shakespeare's Hamlet. Secondary sources are the books, articles, etc written about Hamlet. The same hold for most other fields -- but with variations in what is primary according to the field. Usually primary sources involve direct evidence or data gathering -- an interview or a survey. And to add one more twist...it depends on the citation format...are you talking MLA, APA, IEEE, AMA?
2006-08-24 04:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Panda Man Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primary source and secondary can mean two things.
1) A trustworthy source with a second one confirming it. The secondary would be unrelated to the first.
2) Primary source: First hand account of things. (the victim said...)( the president has said...)
....Secondary source: hear say. (the police say that the victim.....)( reliable sources say.....)
2006-08-24 08:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A primary source is by someone who was actually there, a secondary source just refers to some primary source.
2006-08-24 08:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by mojawoja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primary source is your first source and secondary is like a back up to the first. Your primary my be more reliable then the secondary.
2006-08-24 08:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by kimalee72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A primary souce is the article itself.
A secondary source is reading someone's interpretation or partial citation from the original source
2006-08-24 11:22:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋