SC - Reverse documentation (Was Cucumbers and the SCA)
Jenne Heise
jenne at mail.browser.net
Fri Apr 6 07:15:28 PDT 2001
> shorthand). Every level you add usually increases the probability of untrue
> assumptions, like... I dunno, that cucumbers weren't period?
Since no secondary sources (outside personal communications from people in the SCA) say
that cucumbers aren't period, but not all period cookbooks include recipes for cucumbers,
I would say that the chance of someone assuming that cucumbers aren't period from
examining a selection of primary sources would be a lot higher than the chance of them
making that assumption from a mix of primary and secondary sources, or even secondary
sources alone. Especially if they are taught that they don't need to think critically
about primary sources.
> I still say stick to primary whenever possible, and check your other sources
> VERY carefully.
I say, check ALL your sources very carefully. But then I'm a librarian before I'm a
SCAdian.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise jenne at mail.browser.net
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