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Primary sources are defined according to the discipline:
Historical/Cultural Meaning |
Scientific/Medical Meaning |
| "a source of information, such as document, recording, or artifact, that has a direct connection to a person from a period of time. Examples of primary documents are correspondence, diaries, memoirs or oral interviews" Can also include works of art and literature. | "Conference papers, dissertations, interviews, laboratory notebooks, patents, a study reported in a journal article, a survey reported in a journal article, and technical reports." |
| Source of definition: Primary Sources Guide | Source of definition: University of Albany |
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