Sometimes your research will require you to find
the most current information on a topic. As the publishing time
for a journal article is much shorter than for a book, the information
found in journals is usually more current.
However, if you are researching an historical
event such as the development of Sydney from its beginning as a
penal colony, you need to consult both older material including
Primary sources – letters and diaries, paintings/photographs,
government reports, popular sources such as newspapers, secondary
sources such as textbooks and also more recent material –
again a mix of primary, secondary, scholarly and popular resources.
| Current Sources |
Historical Sources |
Daily newspaper
Recent publications – books and journals
Current reprinted editions of books
Internet sites – make sure you use a reliable, site
which is regularly updated
CLib 2001 – data from most recent Australian Census
of Population & Housing
|
Old newspapers – possibly
kept on microfilm
Archived material
First editions of books
Earlier Census data and Muster Records
Diaries
Letters
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