2. Three Types of Information Sources
Primary Sources- original information, first-hand sources.
A.) Original historical and archival materials. Examples: Manuscripts, historical images, journals, original
diaries.
B.) Government information and documents. Census and statistical data.
C.) Research published in databases such as Academic Search Premier (Scholarly Peer-Reviews Journals)
Secondary Sources- second-hand information. Non-original information that is interpreted by someone or
paraphrased such as reviews or reports.
A.) School textbooks
B.) Encyclopedias
C.) Articles in magazines (these are not scholarly peer-reviewed)
Tertiary Sources- this is a source with minimal information or none at all. It directs to other sources of information.
A.) Bibliographies
B.) Concordances
C.) Abstracts- a breakdown of little information of an article
3. Primary Source
Go to www.lib.usm.edu
Articles & Databases
Academic Search Premier
Under “Limit Your Results”, Check “Full Text” and “Scholarly Peer Reviewed Journals”
In the search engine type “Civil War”
Go to the 6th article down; Reminiscence of James H. Campbell's Experiences during the Civil War
5. Secondary Source
Go to Google Search engine
Type in Example of Secondary Source example
Scroll down until you see this link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=22&cad=rja&uact=8&ve
d=0ahUKEwjmytjixM3MAhWIZCYKHVUlAP8QFgh4MBU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org
%2Fwiki%2FSecondary_source&usg=AFQjCNH8V9m6CaR38vzahVuFJ_msCoyDjw&bvm=bv.12142
1273,d.cWw
IT SHOULD BE THE WIKIPEDIA SITE. 6th one down from the top
Select this link
7. Videos of Primary and Secondary Source
https://youtu.be/eMD4FE7a0p
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https://youtu.be/TgU1BcDStK0
https://youtu.be/zwzlwBtbo1o
8. Tertiary Sources
Go to Google Search engine
Type in Bibliography of Asian studies
Select this link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=
8&ved=0ahUKEwjt-
5COxs3MAhWMRSYKHX2DBDgQFggoMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asian-
studies.org%2FPublications%2FBAS&usg=AFQjCNHKyxTszG14T91Q7kpxGuqI0Ur1MA
WEBSITE SHOULD SAY Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) - Association for Asian Studies.
2nd one down from the top.
