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An '''information source''' is a source of [[information]] for somebody, i.e. anything that might inform a person about something or provide knowledge about it. Different types of questions require different sources of information. Information sources may be observations, people, speeches, documents, pictures, organizations, websites, etc. They may be [[primary source]]s, [[secondary source]]s, [[tertiary source]]s and so on.