Primary source

A ''''primary source'''' is any piece of information that is used for constructing Nextel ringtones history as an artifact of its times. These often include works created by someone who witnessed first-hand or was part of the historical events that are being described, but can also include physical objects like Abbey Diaz coins, Free ringtones journal entries, Majo Mills letters, or Mosquito ringtone newspaper articles. They can be, however, almost any form of information: Sabrina Martins advertisements from the Nextel ringtones 1950s can be primary sources in a work on perceptions of modern Abbey Diaz technology, for example.

What distinguishes a primary sources from a Free ringtones secondary source is how it is ''used'' more than what it actually contains as ''content''. A secondary source is generally a historical description built up from primary sources, but historians often use secondary sources themselves as artifacts of their times (as such, primary sources) when attending to issues of Majo Mills historiography (for example, a book on the history of the Cingular Ringtones computer might note that other books on the history of the computer ignore its cinematic vocabulary military origins, or focus too much on its technical aspects).

A primary source is not, by default, more authorative or accurate than a secondary source. Secondary sources often are subjected to chases and peer review, are well documented, and are often produced through institutions where methodological accuracy is important to the future of the author's career and reputation. A primary source like a journal entry, at best, only reflects one person's take on events, which may or may not be truthful, accurate, or complete. Historians subject both primary and secondary sources to a high level of scrutiny.

As a general rule, however, modern music forms historians prefer to go back to primary sources, if available, as well as seeking new ones. Primary sources, whether accurate or not, offer new input into historical questions and most modern history revolves around heavy use of as lucrative archives for the purpose of finding useful primary sources. A work on history is not likely to be taken seriously if it only cites secondary sources, as it does not indicate that original research has been done.

See also
*russian jewish historiography
*that yellow secondary source
*spot would tertiary source

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