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Academic research is a process in which you systematically search for information on a specific topic with the goal of expanding our knowledge or contributing new ideas. Academic research typically culminates in a research paper. For academics, this may be publishing a paper in a journal. For students, you may be asked to write a research paper for a class assignment.

Scholarly sources are sources like books or journal articles that are written by experts in the field. 

Peer-reviewed articles are a type of scholarly source. Peer-review is a process in which an article is reviewed by other experts before it is published. 

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To see all options for streaming media, check out my video Accessing eMaterials and go to TimeStamp 11:18.