- Primary sources include the actual text.
- Secondary sources deal with criticisms or analysis of primary sources.
- Any encyclopedic source is considered a tertiary source.
Tertiary sources are not to be used in this course as a replacement for either primary or secondary sources. I have given you these Wikipedia links because they are quick and effective starting points.
That's all that a tertiary source can ever be.
Wikipidia, a dictionary, an encyclopedia or a textbook are to be considered as reference points only. The validity of an open contribution encyclopedia like Wikipedia cannot be easily dismissed. That is not my intention, neither is it my intention to champion it. Wikipedia is a tool like the internet itself. Part of developing your literacy is your ability to collect information from a wide variety of sources.
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