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An '''information source''' is a person, thing, or place from which [[information]] comes, arises, or is obtained. Information soucessources can be known as primary or secondary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/source|title=the definition of source|website=Dictionary.com|access-date=2017-04-25}}</ref> That source might then inform a person about something or provide knowledge about it. Information sources are divided into separate distinct categories, [[primary source|primary]], [[secondary source|secondary]], [[tertiary source|tertiary]], and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://libguides.merrimack.edu/research_help/Sources|title=LibGuides: Research Help: Types of Sources|last=Wong|first=CJ|website=libguides.merrimack.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-04-25}}</ref>
