What term describes works that interpret and analyze sources based on primary sources?

• A. Primary documentation
• B. External documentation
• C. Internal documentation
• D. Secondary documentation

Answer: (D)

Secondary documentation describes works that interpret and analyze sources based on primary sources. These materials don’t present original data themselves; they examine, discuss, and synthesize information drawn from primary sources, adding interpretation and context. For example, a scholarly analysis of original diary entries or a literary critique that interprets a novel through its primary texts are secondary. Primary documentation would be the original sources themselves. The other terms refer to different kinds of documentation and aren’t about analyzing primary sources. So the best term is secondary documentation.