Primary Sources in Comm Studies
Primary sources are first-hand accounts of events - or original records created during the time period - that do not contain any outside interpretation.
Examples:
- Speeches
- Letters
- Interviews
- News footage
- Creative works (art, literature, film, etc.)
- Autobiographies
- Official records
- Advertisements
- Photographs
Peer Review in Three Minutes
Secondary Sources in Comm Studies
Secondary sources interpret, assess, or analyze a historical event, phenomenon, or primary source. Often - but not always - this interpretation or review of information happens well after the original source is created.
Examples:
- Research studies
- Biographies
- Book and film reviews
- Encyclopedias
- Textbooks
- Scholarly analysis
What is a peer-reviewed source?
Have you ever heard sources described as..
Peer-reviewed? Scholarly? Academic? Refereed?
And wasn't sure what each meant? They are used interchangeably, essentially meaning that the resource, researched and written by someone in an academic field, had other people in that academic field review it and confirm its merit.
The easiest way to find peer reviewed articles, is to select the "Peer Reviewed Journals" filter on the left side of the screen in InfoHawk+.
Watch the Peer Review in Three Minutes video for more information!