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Sources of Information

WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE THERE?
There are many different types of information you can use when doing research and many different places you can look to get the information you need.
Don't just 'go online' to find a website.  Think about the different kinds of information that you could use. For sample if you are looking at the second world war, interview family members or find someone who lived during that time. This is an excellent source of information and is called a PRIMARY SOURCE.
Look at some other examples of useful types of information below. They are divided into three main categories:

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PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Information that comes directly from the source or observation of an event can be very valuable as it has not been altered or edited by others. This includes:
*  Interviews / Guest Speakers /  Speeches
*  Survey results
*  Excursions
*  Original documents and photographs 
*  Realia (Models etc)
*  Artifacts
*  Diaries / Memoirs and autobiographies
*  Data sets, technical reports, experimental research results, report findings
*  Novels, plays, poems, and works of art


SECONDARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Secondary sources analyze, review or restate information in primary resources or other secondary resources. The most common secondary sources of information you will use include:
*  Biographies
*  Review articles and literature reviews
*  Journals
*  Scholarly articles
*  Newspaper articles
*  Historical studies

TERTIARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Tertiary resources provide overviews of topics by synthesizing information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form or provide information with context by which to interpret it. 
  Examples include: 
*  Encyclopedias
*  Chronologies
*  Almanacs
*  Directories
*  Textbooks​
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    • Animation Tools >
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    • eBooks
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    • Multimedia Presentations
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    • Posters >
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    • Website
  • EVALUATING
  • Mini Safaris
  • Trail Blazers
    • The Ancient World >
      • Ancient China (Teachers)
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    • Bees
    • Biomes >
      • Deserts
    • Government >
      • Government Curriculum Links
    • Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Medieval Europe >
      • The Black Death
      • Christianity
      • Medieval Warfare
      • Curriculum Links
    • Renewable Energy >
      • Bioenergy
      • Geothermal Energy
      • Hydroelectric Power
      • Solar Energy
      • Wind Energy
    • Shogun Japan >
      • Gallery
    • Water >
      • Water images and infographics
      • Water Videos
      • Curriculum Links
    • Whales
  • Project Websites
    • UN Sustainable Development Goals Project
    • Teenage identity and Social Media
  • Teacher Zone
    • ABCs of Information Literacy
    • All things Google
    • Australian Curriculum Links
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    • Information Literacy Models
    • Information Literacy as a Transversal Competency
    • Inspired Libraries Website
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