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Nursing & Health Sciences - Fort Wayne

What are primary sources?

Primary Sources are sources that you get directly from the person who created it. It should be original content and not use information from other sources. When working in science and medical research we want to find original research, where the authors actually did the tests, experiments, or observations themselves. The easiest way to find these types of resources is to filter your results by Publication Type, Methodology, and/or Document Type. Here's what to look for:

  • Case Study/Report
  • Clinical Trial/Study/Report
  • Observational Study
  • Empirical Research/Study/Report
  • Field Study

Where can I find primary sources?