Integrating Secondary Sources
When you locate a source (primary source) that relates to your
overall argument and that source is using academic sources to address the issue
itself, the sources embedded in the primary source are called secondary sources.
How do you cite such a thing, though? Do you include two authors and publication
dates in your in-text citation?
The typical rule of thumb is to
locate the secondary source for yourself.
By doing so, this is now a primary source for you. You have actually seen the content with your
own eyes.
You read the content there to
make sure that it was used correctly by your primary source and so that you can
site the secondary source as a primary source—now that you have located it and
read it for yourself.
Generally, if you did not read it
yourself, from the original source, you should not use it...for important
writings such as dissertations, Ph.D. case studies, etc.
However, if you are unable to locate the secondary source,
you can site the primary and secondary sources together.
See the content at these two resources (below) to gain an
understanding of how to do this:
APA Style 6th Edition Blog: Secondary Sources (aka How to
Cite a Source You Found in Another Source)
Jones (2010) would be the reference you include in your
reference list. Also, note that by mentioning the original format of the
information (in this case a series of e-mail messages), you not only specify
that this is a secondary source but also give the reader an indication of why
that’s the case.
blog.apastyle.org
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One sign of a reliable source is many in-text citations
and references. This means you may find useful quotations or information
within a source that refer or originate from another source.. In APA style,
you must credit both the original and the secondary source.
bowvalleycollege.libguides.com
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