Difference between review article and primary article? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

essendoubleop · 01-25-2005, 04:35 PM

Explain. I'm learning EBSCO and ProQuest and need to know the difference between the two.

zfleebin · 01-26-2005, 03:14 PM

It is actually a pretty simple idea. A primary article is an original piece of work, like a scientific study. A secondary article can be a bunch of things but essentially its a book or paper where someone has cited anothers work, like a book that has a citation of the scientific study. So, if you find a cool study in a secondary article just go to the back of it and find the source. Hope this helps

Cowman · 01-26-2005, 06:24 PM

primary - original, a primary witness someone who saw it occur
secondary - someone who heard a primary witness, or read a primary article, and is telling you about it.

Amano · 01-26-2005, 08:57 PM

A review article basically summarizes and analyzes the results of a bunch of primary articles. Primary articles will be the actual details of a certain study (detailed info on experimental design, methods, results etc)

NCB · 02-11-2005, 05:52 PM

primary source comes from a witness to the event in question. Secondary comes from someone on the outside looking in

01-25-2005, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
essendoubleop Psycho	Difference between review article and primary article? Explain. I'm learning EBSCO and ProQuest and need to know the difference between the two.

01-26-2005, 06:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cowman Psycho	primary - original, a primary witness someone who saw it occur secondary - someone who heard a primary witness, or read a primary article, and is telling you about it. __________________ You don't like my point of view..but im insane

01-26-2005, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
zfleebin Addict	It is actually a pretty simple idea. A primary article is an original piece of work, like a scientific study. A secondary article can be a bunch of things but essentially its a book or paper where someone has cited anothers work, like a book that has a citation of the scientific study. So, if you find a cool study in a secondary article just go to the back of it and find the source. Hope this helps

01-26-2005, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Amano Insane	A review article basically summarizes and analyzes the results of a bunch of primary articles. Primary articles will be the actual details of a certain study (detailed info on experimental design, methods, results etc)

02-11-2005, 05:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
NCB Junkie Location: Tobacco Road	primary source comes from a witness to the event in question. Secondary comes from someone on the outside looking in