A source text is text (usually written but sometimes oral) from which information or ideas are derived. In language, text is a broad term for something that contains words to express something. ...

In historiography, distinctions are commonly made between three kinds of source texts: Historiography is the study of the way history is and has been written. ...

• Primary source texts are first-hand written evidence of history made at the time of the event by someone who was present. Examples include diaries, correspondence and newspapers. While primary source texts are generally considered to be those penned contemperanously with the events described some also include in this category reminicences or texts set down at a later date by those who lived through the events described. These however may have less historical validity due to faulty memory or a desire to rewrite history. Note that other first-hand, primary sources may also be evidence that is not written or textual, such as archaeological findings: pottery, coins, walls...

• Secondary sources are written accounts of history based upon the evidence from primary sources. For example a history book drawing upon diary and newspaper records.

• Tertiary sources are compilations based upon primary and secondary sources. These are often meant to present known information in a convenient form with no claim to originality. Common examples are encyclopedias and textbooks.

A primary source is any piece of information that is used for constructing history as an artifact of its times. ... An appointment diary A diary or journal is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date. ... Contemporary is an adjective which in its basic form merely means that two individuals, events or movements overlapped in time. ... A primary source is any piece of information that is used for constructing history as an artifact of its times. ... Secondary sources are texts based on primary sources, and involve generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation. ... Where a primary source presents material from a first-hand witness to a phenomenon, and a secondary source provides commentary, analysis and criticism of primary sources, a tertiary source is a selection and compilation of primary and secondary sources. ... Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon, 1902 An encyclopedia (alternatively encyclopaedia or encyclopædia, with ligature) is a written compendium of knowledge. ... Two textbooks. ...

See also:

• Text
• Source#Information
• Primary source
• Secondary source
• Tertiary source
• Historiography and History
• Wikisource

In language, text is a broad term for something that contains words to express something. ... The word source has more than one meaning: // Information Source Edit: A software program for developers in which you can edit your source code regardless of the computer language. ... A primary source is any piece of information that is used for constructing history as an artifact of its times. ... Secondary sources are texts based on primary sources, and involve generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation. ... Where a primary source presents material from a first-hand witness to a phenomenon, and a secondary source provides commentary, analysis and criticism of primary sources, a tertiary source is a selection and compilation of primary and secondary sources. ... Historiography is the study of the way history is and has been written. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Wikisource – The Free Library – is a Wikimedia project to build a free, wiki library of primary source texts, along with translations of source-texts into any language and other supporting materials. ...

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• Wikisource – The Free Library – is the Wikimedia project that collects, edits, and catalogues source texts.