[Year 12 Its] Re: Prim vs Secondary

[Kevin Feely]

Hi Kevork,
you warm the cockles of my heart!
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If so, why doesn't a biography "endorsed" by the person whose life it is about elevate that work to a primary source ??? 

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No it cant, primary sources are those with direct experience, the 
biographer relates the story as told to him by the person, his friends, 
enemies, and published articles, even if verified by the person as true 
and correct it is still secondary. The police report may be true and 
accurate from witness statements but is always secondary.

> Also, we seem to by restricting a Secondary source to one where there has to be some processing . Whilst this may happen and is commonly the case, a restatement of the primary data from someone who was not a witness can still make that a secondary source. Therefore, it is neither sufficient, nor necessary for some "processing" or reinterpretation of data to take place to tag a source as primary. 
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regards
KevinF