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| | What's a Primary source? Information in the various disciplines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | In history, a primary source is a letter, a diary, speech, lecture, piece of legislation, document or manuscript-- in other words, an original source which commonly then forms the basis, along with other sources, of other secondary work, such as a study of life in eighteenth century Ireland. |
 | | In the arts, a primary source may be a piece of art, such as a painting or sculpture, a musical score, a poem, or an essay--whatever is created by the artist, writer, photographer, etc. |
 | | In the sciences, a primary source is the first report of research; it may be published as a journal article, or sometimes as a research report. |
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