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Primary vs. Secondary Scientific Research

Primary Sources/Research Articles

• Presents original data and ideas from a scientific investigation including the results of experiments, observations and other scientific investigations
• Reported by scientists and written for others in the field and published in scientific journals (usually peer-reviewed)
• Most primary articles have at least some of these headings - method/materials, experimental procedure, results, discussion/data interpretation

Secondary Sources/Review Articles

• Describes, interprets, analyzes and evaluates the original research as well as comments on and discusses the evidence provided by primary sources

• Written for a scientific audience or for a non-scientific audience by experts (scientists) or general writers
• Published in science magazines and may be published in some science journals

Research Tutorials

• CougarCat Tutorial
• EasySEARCH Tutorial
• Nursing & Allied Health Tutorial
• ScienceDirect Tutorial
• How to Use ChatGPT & Other AI
• Database/Research Search Tips

Citation Tutorials

• NoodleTools Tutorials
  • Creating an account and logging in
  • Creating a project for your assignment
  • Exporting citation information from EasySEARCH
  • Adding citation information from ScienceDirect
  • Adding a printed book source
  • Adding a website and copy/paste a citation
  • Additional features (including in-text citations and annotated bibliographies)
  • Getting final citation page to turn in
• Verbal Citations Tutorial

Information on citations and NoodleTools, a citation tool that assists you with your works cited/reference page, can be found on the Citation Help page.