Libraries: Research Resources: Research Literature

Scholarly Research Sources

Distinctions Among Types of Periodicals
Comprehensive overview of various types of publications including academic journals, news, popular magazines, etc.
Grey Literature
A video that describes and offers uses of grey literature
Peer Review in Three Minutes
A brief video about the peer-review process.
Scholarly and Popular Materials
Comparison between scholarly journals, popular press, and trade journals/magazines.
Types of Articles Found in Scholarly Journals
Explains types of articles found in scholarly journals such as empirical, theoretical, etc.

Resources that include steps and means for evaluating and critiquing research

Evaluating Sources: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose (CRAAP) Test
Evaluating Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose (CRAAP) of research articles
How to Read a Research Article and Evaluate the Research
Description of research elements found in scholarly articles
How to Read a Scholarly Article
A video that gives steps to understand scholarly article content
Scholarship as Conversation
A video overview of understanding scholarly articles
Tutorial: How to Read & Comprehend Scientific Research Articles
A video about how to process scholarly article content

Resources that include steps and descriptions of literature reviews

Annotated Bibliographies from the Purdue OWL
Overview of developing bibliography
Literature Reviews
Description of literature review stepped development
SAGE Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos to further develop your understanding of research methods.