Secondary source

Secondary sources are written after the the event has happen and they evaluate or interpretate a primary source, they are not an actual evidence they discuss or evaluate a primary source. They include comments, discussion and interpretation of someone else's work

Examples: Magazines articles, journal articles, websites, text books, histories, dictionaries.




University of Maryland Libraries, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Source. August 17, http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/primary-sources.html#secondary

Henderson, John. Secondary and Primary sources. December 13.
http://www.ithacalibrary.com/sp/subjects/primary