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Hi, I also refer to Yale's page on primary sources in guidance for History undergraduate students on Glasgow's virtual learning environment. The discussion of different information sources is helpful in highlighting the differences and similarities between them. For briefer definitions of primary and secondary sources, I opted for the Society of American Archivists glossary: http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/s/secondary-source http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/p/primary-source These don't touch on the use of secondary sources as primary sources though! With so many digitised collections being made available, there is a need for guidance to help students (and other researchers) evaluate the sources they are finding. This is particularly important where databases are providing access to both primary and secondary sources (thinking of Jstor). Jane - your guidance looks good to me. Best, Clare ---- Clare Paterson Assistant Archivist College of Arts Library Support Team Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6762 Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4158 Archive Services University of Glasgow 13 Thurso Street Glasgow G11 6PE Please help support the work of Archive Services The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 ---- Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra