Locating your primary source using your secondary source
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The document provides tips for locating a primary source using a secondary source for a biology assignment. It instructs students to find an article of interest from a news or magazine website, note keywords, publication titles, author names, and use those to search databases to find the original primary source article or a similar one on the topic. An example is provided where a BBC news article about a new hybrid grass leads to the primary source published in Scientific Reports about a grass that is part lollium perenne and festuca pratensis.
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Locating your primary source using your secondary source
- 1. Locating your primary source using your secondary source: Tips on completing the assignment for BIOL 1051 By: Jeanne Hoover
- 2. Locate your secondary source: Look in print or online magazines or newspapers. Most websites like CNN have a Science/Technology section. Find an article that interests you. Print or save a copy of it to refer to later
- 3. I used BBC News –Science and Environment Section
- 4. You have your Secondary Source, now what? Read the article and highlight keywords Look for the name of the journal where the primary source is published Look for the names of the primary source article’s authors (if you want that original article). Look for some key phrases that explain the study This will help you find the exact article OR locate a different article on a similar topic. Move to the next slide to see an example from BBC News:
- 6. Here are some key ideas to take away from the article: Primary source is published in Scientific Reports The study is about a new hybrid grass The hybrid grass is part lollium perenne and festuca pratensis Co-author is Kit Macleod The grass helps reduce run-off
- 7. Choose a few keywords to use as search terms.
- 8. Here is the full-text of the primary source article
- 9. Recap: Find a secondary source through news or magazine websites. You can also use a database and limit your search results to magazines. Highlight keywords or ideas from the article Highlight any author names or publication titles Use your search terms in an appropriate database to locate the following: The original article (primary source) that your secondary source talks about An original article (primary source) on a similar topic