Distinguish between the following: Primary Information and Secondary Information

Primary Information: Information in its original form, not translated by anyone else, has not been published elsewhere, is termed as primary. Examples of primary information needs: Explanation or instructions from an employer or teacher, an eyewitness account of a house fire, etc. Secondary Information: It is repackaged examination, restatement or interpretation of primary information already collected by someone. Examples of secondary information needs: Notes borrowed from a classmate for a missed class, a bibliography on the letters of Ernest Hemingway and so on.