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An Overview: The Research Process

The research process is complex and multilayered. This tutorial provides an overview and some practical strategies you can use.

Research is Iterative

It is helpful to think about research as a circular (iterative) process where you approach it as a way to answer a variety of questions instead of a linear or step-by-step checklist to be completed one at a time.

Video courtesy of NCSU Libraries, http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/picking_topic/