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What is a Secondary Source?

Explanation of a secondary source

Examples

According to the various disciplines here are some examples of secondary sources:

Anthropology: literature reviews, journal/scholarly articles, books, and multimedia

Arts (fine): Critical interpretations of art and artists—biographies, reviews, recordings of live performances

Communications: journal /scholarly articles, online postings about the communications field

Education: journal/scholarly articles and data

Language and Literature:  Literary criticism, biographies, reviews,  and textbooks

Sciences: Publications about the significance of research or experiments