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What is source?
source
1. The point or place from which something originates
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a. A spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
b. the area where the headwaters of a river rise the source of the Nile
3. A person, group, etc., that creates, issues, or originates something the source of a complaint
a. Any person, book, organization, etc., from which information, evidence, etc., is obtained
b. (as modifier) source material
Secondary sources
They are accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. They are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources
Catalogues/ Bibliographies (also considered tertiary);
Biographical works;
Commentaries, criticisms;
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias (also considered tertiary);
Histories;
Journal articles (depending on the disciple can be primary);
Magazine and newspaper articles (this distinction varies by discipline);
Monographs, other than fiction and autobiography;
Textbooks (also considered tertiary);
Web site (also considered primary).
Tertiary sources
Tertiary sources consist of information which is a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources.
Almanacs;
Bibliographies (also considered secondary);
Chronologies;
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (also considered secondary);
Directories;
Fact books;
Guidebooks;
Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources;
Manuals;
Textbooks (also be secondary).