Sources+and+Citations

What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?


 * Primary sources are documents and items that were created DURING the time you are studying.


 * Secondary sources are items that were created ABOUT the time you are studying.

For a more detailed breakdown, please see the page linked here As a course designed around primary sources and the scholarship that is developed around them, there are times when materials we use may be controversial. Especially when dealing with the religious past of our region, it's important to look at materials with a critical eye regarding modern sensibilities. If we are using a piece of scholarship that you find upsetting, please address the issue with me first. There may be times when an article is shared to highlight its inflammatory language and shoddy scholarship. As critical thinkers, it's important to review some bad scholarship to be able to avoid common pitfalls.

A note about sources and citations:
When approaching a news source, you should use the same analytical and critical skills you use when approaching all sources. Look at who the author is, what their agenda is, and who their intended audience is. Just because you find something written somewhere, doesn't make it true. Remember that blogs and opinion articles in the newspaper do not face the same editorial scrutiny as other newspaper articles. Sources for all papers should be written based upon the Chicago Manual of Style. While this may not be the theory utilized in all of your classes, it is the one expected in college and graduate level history courses.

For tips on how to site things based upon the Chicago Manual of Style, please see the [|Quick Guide]. When utilizing the Quick Guide, the numbered entries are how things should appear in the footnote (the first citation being the example of how the first footnote for a source should be and the second being how all subsequent citations should look), and the plain citation is how it should appear in the bibliography.

I know it may be difficult to transition to a different citation method, but different fields use different methods.

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