Secondary Sources
- Secondary sources often analyze primary sources to argue/ support a thesis statement.
- Secondary sources interpret the significance or meaning of an historical event or phenomenon; person; a movement; or a place.
- Secondary sources are often created by someone not present when the event took place or removed from the event.
- Secondary sources are produced and disseminated in a variety of formats including books, scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, dissertations, documentaries, and reference works.
How do we find secondary sources in the library?