Learning Task 2: Identify if the given item is a primary, secondary or tertiary source. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. textbooks
2. court records
3. surveys
4. dictionaries
5. studies published in academic journals
6. magazines
7. abstracts
8. indices
9. newspapers
10. diaries

1 A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbook are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textbooks and other books used in schools.

2 Court records fall under the umbrella of information that is generally available for public inspection. However, some records and record information cannot be disclosed because they are deemed confidential either by law or by court rule. The following are examples of confidential court record information:

Juvenile court proceedings

Mental health commitment proceedings

Social security numbers and financial account numbers

Adoption and paternity proceedings

Domestic violence protection order files

Psychological evaluations and drug and alcohol treatment records

Excluding confidential records, public court records are available to anyone and may be used for news publications, academic research and non-profit organizations. They may not, however be used for commercial purposes of any nature. Requests can be made through mail, online or in person, and records may be copied for a small fee.

3 A survey is a research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of respondents to gain information and insights into various topics of interest. They can have multiple purposes, and researchers can conduct it in many ways depending on the methodology chosen and the study's goal.

4 a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.

"I'll look up 'love' in the dictionary"

5 Journals offer a wide collection of scholarly articles that can be used for understanding the progress of knowledge in a research field and for developing ideas for further research.

6 Magazine, also called periodical, a printed or digitally published collection of texts (essays, articles, stories, poems), often illustrated, that is produced at regular intervals (excluding newspapers). A brief treatment of magazines follows. ... Magazines on display in a store in Toronto.

7 An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.

8Information indices are entropy-based measures that quantify discrepancies between probability distributions. Shannon (1948) used entropy differences for comparing distributions. Kullback and Leibler (1951) introduced the discrimination information function between two distributions.

9A newspaper is a publication printed on paper and issued regularly, usually once a day or once a week. It gives information and opinions about current events and news. ... Newspapers usually have many topics. They usually include political events, crime, business, sports, and weather news.

10A diary is a record (originally in handwritten format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. ... In British English, the word may also denote a preprinted journal format. A diary is a collection of notes.

moon-letters were a method of writing invented by the dwarves. moon-letters were ordinary runes, but written in such a way that they could only be read when the light of the moon shone behind the writing. some moon-letters could be read by any moonlight, but it was possible to make the writing even more secret. more sophisticated moon-letters could only be read by the light of the same shape of moon, or at the same time of year, as when they were written. hope this !