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• The Research Process: The Literature Review 
   This video defines the literature review and describes the literature review process.
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO 5-1; Describe the various purposes of conducting a review of related literature
   
• How to Evaluate a Source 
  This video was created at Paradise Valley Community College Library and explains how to evaluate the quality of academic literature. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO 5-3; Distinguish between and provide examples of primary and secondary sources of information 
   
• Scholarly vs. Popular: Periodical Types 
  This video from Peabody Library explains how to distinguish between different types of periodicals. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO 5-3; Distinguish between and provide examples of primary and secondary sources of information
   
• Peer Review & Scholarly Publishing 
  This video was created at North Carolina State University Libraries and explains the peer review and scholarly publishing process.
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO 5-3; Distinguish between and provide examples of primary and secondary sources of information
   
• Critically Evaluating Research Literature  
  This video provides a discussion of the questions that one should ask while reviewing literature, such as what is the research question, whom is he/she studying, is it original, etc.
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO 5-1; Describe the various purposes of conducting a review of related literature