Below is a brief video, uploaded to Youtube by Imagine Easy Solutions, describing how you can tell Primary from Secondary sources .
| Primary Sources | Secondary Sources |
|---|---|
| Data & statistics | Encyclopedias |
| Original research findings | Magazine articles |
| Speeches and interviews | Books unless written at the time of the event |
| Diaries | Textbooks |
| Photographs | Analysis of research or an event |
| Autobiographies | Biographies |
| Government documents and public records | Review articles |
| Newspaper articles reporting facts about an event | Newspaper articles interpreting an event |
