This is a question my education coordinator asked that I pose to the group:

With more and more documents/photographs/images of objects from a museum
collection posted to the web, students have begun to cite them as primary
sources in their research.  For example, a student may use a letter written
by an historic person and found on a web-site - an image of the letter is
there as well as a full transcription.  Since it is only a digital copy and
not the original, would it still be considered a primary source?  What if
only a transcription was provided, and not the image?   If you have some
insight into this, or just a good opinion, please respond to Brian Banton at
[log in to unmask]  Thanks!

Kate Higgins
Curator
Pejepscot Historical Society
159 Park Row
Brunswick, ME 04011
207-729-6606
207-729-6012 (fax)

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