Amanda Hornby Reference & Instruction Librarian UW Libraries Research Resources

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Primary & Secondary Research What is Primary Research? Primary research is any type of research that a scholar collects themselves. Primary research include surveys, interviews, observations, and ethnographic research. Example: How frequently do you use social media (Facebook or MySpace) to communicate with friends? What is Secondary Research? Secondary research is an analysis and interpretation of new or continuing research, based on evidence provided by primary sources and experts in the field of study. Secondary research is often published in scholarly sources in the form of books and journal articles.

Secondary Research Resources UW WorldCat Catalog Books and more Expanded Academic Index Database Scholarly articles, newspaper articles and more Sample research topics: American students AND social media Seattle AND transportation Others? Practice Time

Citation Help APA Style examples Secondary research – how to cite a newspaper article Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. The New York Times. Author or authors Article title Newspaper title Publication date

Citation Help APA Style examples Primary research – how to cite your own research (interview example A. Hornby (personal communication, July 8, 2009) Practice Time Person being interviewed Interview date

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