If you have questions or need help, contact the Reference Desk or your subject specialist librarian.
Any kind of Empirical (Observed) Data:
Case Studies, Studies, Surveys
Written observations of an event/class/reaction/etc.
An original object or document
First hand account or information
Direct Evidence
Primary Sources are the evidence of history, original records or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even well after the events, as in memoirs and oral histories.
Examples of Primary Sources:
Diaries
Letters
Manuscripts
Speeches
Interviews
Documents produced by Government Agencies
Photographs
Audio or video recordings
Research Data
Objects or artifacts (Works of art, buildings tools, blueprints, weapons, tools, etc.)
Newspapers
Journals
A Source that was written about primary sources at a later date (after the event)
Examples of Secondary Sources:
A Biography (a written account of another person's life)
Textbooks
Reference Books (Encyclopedias, etc.)
Articles in newspapers based on past events
Magazines
Reviews
Books or articles found that evaluate or criticize someone else's original research
Most Websites
If you should have difficulties and need more help writing your annotated bibliography, please contact the folks at the Writing Center to make an appointment for someone to work with you one-on-one.
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