Skill Set 3: Identifyling and Distinguishing Among Types of Sources

Introduction

Types of Sources

• Primary

  • Definition, examples

• Secondary

  • Definition, examples

• Tertiary

  • Definition, examples

Types of Periodicals

• Journals

  • Characteristics, examples

• Magazines

  • Characteristics, examples

• Newspapers

  • Characteristics, examples

• Blogs

  • Characteristics, examples

Why are These Distinctions Important?

• Research Process

• Scholarly Communication

Quizes

Type - Matching

Matching definitions, types of publications, examples (These examples could be changed to reflect different disciplines as bibliographers adapt the module).

Type - Sorting

Given specific types of resources, such as diaries, legal documents, and review articles, students would have to drag and drop these items into one of three bins-primary, secondary or tertiary resources.