Primary Sources
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Primary Sources
Some definitions of primary sources:
* Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based
* They are usually the first formal appearance of results in the print or electronic literature (for example, the first publication of the results of scientific investigations is a primary source.)
* They present information in its original form, neither interpreted nor condensed nor evaluated by other writers.
* They are from the time period (for example, something written close to when what it is recording happened is likely to be a primary source.)
* Primary sources present original thinking, report on discoveries, or share new information.
Some examples of primary sources:
* scientific journal articles reporting experimental research results
* proceedings of Meetings, Conferences and Symposia.
* technical reports
* dissertations or theses (may also be secondary)
* patents
* sets of data, such as census statistics
* works of literature (such as poems and fiction)
* diaries
* autobiographies
* interviews, surveys and fieldwork
* letters and correspondence
* speeches
* newspaper
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