Education Research Guide
Primary Sources

Primary sources include original works of an author--novels, poems, short stories, autobiographies, diaries, and firsthand reports of observations or research. Many books and journal articles are considered primary sources. In addition, primary sources materials may be found in the following:

•    Archives and Special Collections
•    Data Sets/Statistics
•    Government Documents
•    Microforms

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