{"id":7612,"date":"2023-11-21T14:17:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","slug":"primary-vs-secondary-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/primary-vs-secondary-sources","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the difference between primary and secondary sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">When working on research papers or projects, you&#8217;ve probably heard of primary and secondary sources. But what exactly do these terms mean, and how can you differentiate between them? 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