Secondary Source

Secondary Source

Secondary source in Law Libraries

The follow definition of Secondary source is of use in law library research: Secondary sources are those records generated by an event but written by non-participants or witnesses of the event. Secondary sources are based on or derived from primary sources but have been interpreted or analyzed. Examples of secondary sources include magazine and journal articles, literary criticism, biographies, and encyclopedia articles which analyze or interpret primary sources.


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