Types of resource

1. Types of resource Think of as many different potential resources that might be of use while researching for an Extended Project

2. Primary and secondary sources What is the difference?

3. Primary sources involve some form of direct collection of data. This is called primary data.

4. Examples of primary sources: Photographs, maps, articles of clothing (perhaps found in museum archive) Original literary works, original works of art Letters, emails, eyewitness accounts Interviews, surveys, experiments, questionnaires

5. Secondary sources are produced by scholars/journalists/authors referring to an event, or data collection after the event or data collection has happened

6. Most books and journals that you use will be secondary sources Writing that refers to primary sources and data is a secondary source Most secondary sources are written as the result of research by the author

7. Which of the resources in Appendix 4 will provide you with primary data? Which of the resources are secondary?

8. There is no requirement that you must use primary sources for your Extended Project Primary research is time-consuming Think carefully before including primary research in your project