IRIS 42: Information and Research Instruction Suite for two-year colleges

Primary or Secondary?

Examine the sources below and decide if each one is primary or secondary.

example 1 is a journal. The title of the article is Clinical Study of Cryosurgery Efficacy in the Treatment of Skin and Subcutaneous Tumors in Dogs and Cats. There are several authors with academic credentials. The journal title is Veterinary Surgery, Oxford, July 2008, Vol. 37, Issue 5, page 438.
button to select either primary source or secondary source. button to select either primary source or secondary source.

 

Example 2 is from a magazine called USA Today, The title of the article is Saving man's best Friend. The date is November 2005, Vol 134, issue 2726, page 32, 2 pages.
button to select either primary source or secondary source. button to select either primary source or secondary source.

 

Example 3 is an example from a magazine called Good Housekeeping. The title of the article in beach Bag Must: Hand Sanitizer.
button to select either primary source or secondary source. button to select either primary source or secondary source.

 

Example 4 is a book called Oral History Iinterview with Jimmy Carter, it is parto f the Southern Oral History Program. It was published by Chapel Hill University Press.
button to select either primary source or secondary source. button to select either primary source or secondary source.

 

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