What is a Secondary Source? A secondary source is considered a resource (like your textbook, for example) that contains a reference to another (primary) source (like an academic study or published statistics). When you only read the secondary source, and not the primary source, provide the original primary source in the text only and the secondary source in parentheses utilizing the “as cited in” phrase. On your reference list, provide only the secondary source. You cannot also provide the original source on the references list because you did not actually read it.
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Secondary Sources
Learn how to use and cite secondary sources, that is, sources that discuss or cite material originally presented in another, or primary, source.
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