Primary sources original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial transcripts. biographies, autobiographies, manuscripts. interviews, speeches, oral histories. case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions. Is an eyewitness account a primary or secondary source? Primary sources A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. PrimaryRead More →

A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject. … In this context only, books such as novels are considered monographs.Read More →