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	बहु-स्रोत दस्तावेज़ संग्रह	दस्तावेज़ संग्रह
क्षेत्र	सर्वेक्षण पद्धति	सर्वेक्षण पद्धति
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	1970s–2000s (systematic articulation)	19th–20th century historical methods; contemporary social-science codification c. 2000s
प्रवर्तक	Rooted in qualitative documentary traditions; codified in mixed-methods and triangulation literature (Denzin 1970s; Bowen 2009)	Rooted in historical and social science traditions; systematized by Lindsay Prior and Glenn Bowen
प्रकार	Data collection strategy	Qualitative / mixed data-collection technique
मौलिक स्रोत	Bowen, G. A. (2009). Document analysis as a qualitative research method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27–40.	Bowen, G. A. (2009). Document analysis as a qualitative research method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27–40.
उपनाम	multi-source documentary research, multiple-document data collection, multi-site document analysis, cross-source document gathering	document analysis, documentary method, document review, secondary document analysis
संबंधित	3	3
सारांश	Multi-source document collection is a data-gathering strategy in which researchers systematically locate, retrieve, and compare documents drawn from two or more independent sources — such as government archives, institutional records, media outlets, organisational reports, or digital repositories. By assembling evidence from diverse provenance, researchers can triangulate findings, detect discrepancies, and build a richer, more credible picture of the phenomenon under study than any single documentary source can provide.	Document collection is a systematic data-collection technique in which the researcher gathers and reviews existing written, visual, or digital records — such as reports, meeting minutes, policies, letters, photographs, or institutional records — as primary or supplementary evidence. It is widely used in qualitative, historical, and mixed-methods research and can stand alone or complement interviews and observation.