Topic 2: Information Resources 

From this topic i have learnt about primary sources, secondary sources, tertiary sources. we also learnt what is the primary, secondary sources and Tertiary sources and what is deference between them. Now i m going to write a reflect about them.

primary sources:

A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include:

Original Documents (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, and official records.

Creative Workers: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art.

Relics Or Artifacts: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings.

Examples of primary sources include:

• Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII
• The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History.
• A journal article reporting NEW research or findings.
• Weavings and pottery - Native American history.
• Plato's Republic - Women in Ancient Greece.

 Secondary Source:

A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Some types of secondary sources include:

PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias,

Examples of secondary sources include:

• A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings.
• A history textbook.
• A book about the effects of WWI.

Tertiary sources:

Tertiary sources generally provide an overview or summary of a topic, and may contain both primary and secondary sources. The information is displayed as entirely factual, and does not include analysis or critique.

We have also learnt the distinctions between primary, secondary and tertiary sources.  

The distinctions between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources can be ambiguous. An individual document may be a primary source in one context and a secondary source in another. Encyclopedias are typically considered tertiary sources, but a study of how encyclopedias have changed on the Internet would use them as primary sources. Time is a defining element.