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Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary sources are documents that provide full description of the original research. For example, a primary source would be a journal article where a scholar in hospitality management describes their original research on the impact of empathy in hotel management. A secondary source would be an article commenting or analyzing the scholars' research on the impact of empathy in hotel management.
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DEFINITIONS |
Original materials that have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation by a second party. |
Sources that contain commentary on or a discussion about a primary source. |
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TIMING OF PUBLICATION CYCLE |
Primary sources tend to come first in the publication cycle. |
Secondary sources tend to come second in the publication cycle. |
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FORMATS--depends on the kind of analysis being conducted. |
Conference papers, dissertations, interviews, laboratory notebooks, patents, a study reported in a journal article and technical reports. |
Review articles, magazine articles, and books |
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Example: Scientists studying Genetically Modified Foods. |
Article in scholarly journal reporting research and methodology. |
Articles analyzing and commenting on the results of original research; books doing the same |
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Source: The Evolution of Scientific Information (from Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, vol. 26).
Searching for the name of a leader? Try searching the Articles tab from the Library's Homepage. From there, choose Full Text on the left hand side so you can read it online right away. Source Types on the left hand side will help you determine what type of source it is and the abstract will help you determine if this would be a useful source for your project. For example, the source on Steve Jobs below is a primary source, as it's an oral history interview, but you could easily find a secondary source by looking at scholars examining his life from an academic perspective, or articles in magazines dissecting his impact on the world of technology. If you need help, reach out to a librarian via chat or make a research appointment.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
- Support your point of view on a controversial issue with facts and statistics from primary and government documents, photos, magazine and newspaper articles which have already argued your case
- Explore opposing sides of the most important issues helps to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
- Company profiles, SWOT analyses where available, industry profiles, stocks and investment information, management-related articles
- Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, and selective full-text articles
- JWU Library does not have access to Harvard Business Cases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- A great place to start for most topics
- Mostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers
- If full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
Worried about MLA? Don't be! Here's a link to a Sample Paper in MLA that will help walk you through.
Did you know you can copy and paste citations if you use the library's databases?
1. Save time - look for the "Cite" Button or " " icon.
2. Scroll to the style you need (MLA, APA)
3. Copy and paste the full citation into your paper
Ta Da! You're done! Well, almost. Sometimes weird formatting issues happen, so always double check your work.
Need help with in-text citations or more complicated citations? Use the OWL! It's super easy, and totally simple. This is also a really good time to make an appointment with a writing tutor to make sure your paper is totally perfect and all your citations are good to go.
