[WikiEN-l] Secondary sources

[Ray Saintonge]

>
> From: wjhonson at aol.com
>
> Sure a manuscript is an unpublished primary source, or an ancient book 
> only held in 12 libraries.
> However if that item is published that does not create a secondary 
> source.
> And if that item includes interviews with other people, that does not 
> make it a secondary source.
>   

How does becoming old, and being held in only 12 libraries suddenly 
cause a book to revert to primary source status?

It seems that a lot of people are prone to gaming source levels to suit 
their own objectives.

Ec