Introduction
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Searching NCLIVE
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Types of sources
Primary Sources - Immediate, First-Hand accounts of a topic from people who had a direct connection
- Texts of laws and other original documents
- Newspaper reports written from first-hand accounts or quotes from people who witnessed
- Speechs, diaries, letters, and interviews
- Original Research
- Survey data (Census or economic statistics)
- Photographs, video, or audio
Secondary Sources - One step removed from primary sources. They may quote or use primary sources. Secondary sources often add a "layer" of interpretation and analysis.
- Most Books
- Analysis or interpretation of data
- Cite scholarly or other articles about topic (Usually from people not directly involved)
- Documentaries (Can use photographs and videos considered primary sources)