Secondary Sources: a source that was created from a primary source. Examples include a book written about the event or a review after the fact.
Step 5: Evaluate the authenticity and accuracy of source materials:Not all sources and information are created equal. When compiling and conducting your research, you will need to evaluate all materials. There are two types of evaluations that all sources must pass.
External Criticism:the process of determining the validity, trustworthiness, and authenticity of the source. Here you will look at the author and where the information came from.
Internal Criticism:the process of determining the reliability and accuracy of the information contained in the source. Here you are looking at the information itself. Ask: Are the statements made easily understood? Is there a vagueness or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used within the source? Are there assumptions tied to the world today that are made (placing current ideas and concepts into past events in a way that is not correct)? Is the person giving the primary information reliable or do they have a bias and agenda?
Step 6: Analyze the data and develop a narrative exposition of the findings:This step refers to synthesizing, or putting the material collected into a narrative account of the topic selected. Synthesis refers to selecting, organizing, and analyzing the materials collected into topical themes and central ideas or concepts. These themes are then pulled together to form a contiguous and meaningful whole.
Translation:
Tarixi tədqiqat və ya tarixşünaslıq,"indiki dövrə təsir etmiş və formalaşdırmış keçmişin mürəkkəb nüanslarını, insanları, mənalarını, hadisələrini və hətta ideyalarını sistematik şəkildə yenidən ələ keçirməyə çalışır". Bunlara aşağıdakı addımlar daxildir, baxmayaraq ki, addımlar arasında bəzi üst-üstə düşmə və irəli-geri hərəkət var. Tarixi tədqiqatlar tez-tez keçmişdə baş verənləri daha da araşdırmağa çalışan müasir təcrübələrə səbəb ola bilər.
