Re: Enrichment Activity #2: Definition of Primary and Secondary S...

From: Jackie Medina
Date: 27 Aug 2003
Time: 16:59:33 -0400
Remote Name: 10.4.1.110

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Jackie Medina 8/27/03 BIO 475-01 Enrichment Activity #2 1) A primary source is one that is composed of the original work of the author(s). It is written in a scholarly fashion and is cited appropriately. The primary source usually, but not always follows a format containing the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Materials/Methods, Results, and Discussion. 2) A secondary source is one that uses a primary source for reference and is usually a review of the primary source. It is written in a manner so that a general audience can understand the scientific information.