Lesson 2: Media and Information Sources Flashcards
direct observations or evidence on a particular topic, originating from individuals who were present during the event or who recorded it shortly thereafter.
primary sources
Examples include diaries, letters, speeches, patents, photos, news, journal articles, theses and dissertations, proceedings of meetings, legal documents such as birth certificates, wills, marriage licenses, emails, video and audio recordings, artifacts such as specimens, fossils, furniture, works of arts such as architecture, literature, and music, buildings, novels, and poems, to cite a few.
primary sources
materials that are one step removed from the original event or experience. They offer criticism, interpretation, or evaluation of primary sources. Unlike primary sources, secondary sources do not serve as direct evidence but rather provide commentary and analysis on the original evidence.
secondary sources
Criticisms, commentaries, dictionaries ( also considered tertiary), bibliographies (also considered tertiary), journal articles (can be primary sources depending on the discipline) etc.
secondary sources
list primary and secondary resources within a specific subject area, index, organize, and compile citations to secondary (and sometimes primary) sources for easy reference, digest information from secondary sources, reformatting and condensing it into a more accessible and user-friendly format.
tertiary sources
collection of articles usually written by scholars in an academic or professional field. An editorial board reviews articles to decide whether they should be accepted.
journal
collection of articles and images about diverse topics of popular interest and current events. Usually, these articles are written by journalists or scholars and are geared toward the average adult.
magazine
publication intended for a broad audience that appears regularly, often daily, and claims to contain factual accounts of recent events.
newspaper
