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A '''tertiary source''' is an index and/or textual condensation of [[Primary source|primary]] and [[secondary source]]s.<ref name="umd">"[http://www.lib.umd.edu/ues/guides/primary-sources Primary, secondary and tertiary sources]". University Libraries, University of Maryland.</ref><ref>[http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/nursing/glossary.html Glossary, Using Information Resources]</ref><ref name=JCU>[http:// | A '''tertiary source''' is an index and/or textual condensation of [[Primary source|primary]] and [[secondary source]]s.<ref name="umd">"[http://www.lib.umd.edu/ues/guides/primary-sources Primary, secondary and tertiary sources]". University Libraries, University of Maryland.</ref><ref>[http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/nursing/glossary.html Glossary, Using Information Resources]</ref><ref name=JCU>"[http://libguides.jcu.edu.au/tertiary Tertiary sources]". James Cook University.</ref> | ||
Some examples of tertiary sources are [[almanac]]s, [[guide book]]s, [[survey article]]s, [[timeline]]s, and [[user guide]]s. Depending on the topic of research, a scholar may use a [[bibliography]], [[dictionary]], or [[encyclopedia]] as either a tertiary or a secondary source.<ref name="umd" /> | Some examples of tertiary sources are [[almanac]]s, [[guide book]]s, [[survey article]]s, [[timeline]]s, and [[user guide]]s. Depending on the topic of research, a scholar may use a [[bibliography]], [[dictionary]], or [[encyclopedia]] as either a tertiary or a secondary source.<ref name="umd" /> |
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A tertiary source is an index and/or textual condensation of primary and secondary sources.[1][2][3]
Some examples of tertiary sources are almanacs, guide books, survey articles, timelines, and user guides. Depending on the topic of research, a scholar may use a bibliography, dictionary, or encyclopedia as either a tertiary or a secondary source.[1]
As tertiary sources, encyclopedias and textbooks attempt to summarize and consolidate the source materials into an overview, but may also present subjective commentary and analysis (which are characteristics of a secondary source).
In some academic disciplines the distinction between a secondary and tertiary source is relative,[1][3] but in historiography it is absolute.Template:Citation needed
In the UNISIST model, a secondary source is a bibliography, whereas a tertiary source is a synthesis of primary sources.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Primary, secondary and tertiary sources". University Libraries, University of Maryland.
- ↑ Glossary, Using Information Resources
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tertiary sources". James Cook University.
- ↑ Template:Cite doi