Secondary Sources: Materials that place primary sources in context. The viewpoint is from outside the original source.
Examples: Articles in magazines/newspapers/trade publications, literary criticisms, book and movie reviews, scholarly articles evaluating original research, second-hand accounts, biographies, interpretations, descriptions, commentaries.
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Primary vs Secondary SourcesQuiz
