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Secondary sources usually use primary sources and offer interpretation, analysis, or commentary.

These resources often present primary source information with the addition of hindsight or historical perspective.

The author is reexamines, interprets and forms conclusions based on the information covered in the primary source.

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What are some examples of secondary sources?

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What are some examples of secondary sources?

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Secondary sources can be:

Journal articles that comment on or analyse research

Textbooks

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

Political commentary

Biographies

Dissertations

Newspaper editorial/opinion pieces

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Secondary sources can be found almost anywhere!

But when you are doing your research, you can find your secondary sources:

Through the WSU library catalogue

Google Scholar

Bibliographies listed in other sources that are relevant

Local libraries and their databases

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Why do historians use secondary sources?

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Why do historians use secondary sources?

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Scholars and historians writing about historical events, people, objects, or ideas use secondary sources because they help explain new or different positions and ideas about primary sources.

Secondary sources help you to understand more about a person's life as well as how and why an historical event happened that you might not get from reading a primary source on its own.

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Refer to this guide on how to reference your sources for your assessments. It is a good idea to read through the list and try to references sources that you study in class so you can get used to it.