ENC 1102 Lecture 5: All About Sources
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Primary texts differ from secondary sources mostly in how you are using them. You use primary texts to answe question that hasn"t been answered by previous researchers. Secondary sources: you are using information from the text. you use secondary bac sources to provide theoretical frameworks, methodologies, background informatio context, support, previous scholarly conversations. Look for more sources like your original source. It"s a big deal to be published in one. Reviewed by other experts in the field, the author"s peers They serve a specific purpose: to report on research, to show the data and co that came out of research. Generally considered to be the best place to do in-depth research on a topic, preferred as sources. The newest research can usually be found here. Some professors set the limit for 5-10 years until they"re not useful. Written and edited by regular people, not experts. Can be a good place to start (possibly)
