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Research and Information for Different Disciplines

Different source types and methodologies are associated with different areas of study.

	Humanities	Sciences	Social Sciences
Purpose of Research	To understand and analyze the meaning of individual events, people, and creative works	To observe and understand natural phenomena	To solve social problems and understand group interactions
Research Methodology	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative, Quantitative
Primary Sources	Creative works, diaries, letters, interviews, news footage	Results of experiments, research and clinical trials	Census data, statistics, results of experiments of human behavior
Secondary and Tertiary Sources	Books, journal articles, textbooks, reference material	Books, journal articles, textbooks, reference material	Books, journal articles, textbooks, reference material