LibGuides: PSV-7100 v2: Lesson 1 Resources

Lesson 1 Required Resources

Lesson 1 Lecture: Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Resources
National University. (2025). Primary and secondary resources. The Research Process.
Explains the difference between Primary and Secondary sources and explains the need in a dissertation.
Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Journals
National University. (2025). Scholarly and peer reviewed journals. The Research Process.
Explains the difference between peer reviewed, refereed, and non peer reviewed articles. Explains which ones to use in the dissertation.
Library Orientation
National University Library. (2025). Library orientation. NU library webinars – Upcoming events.
Orientation that happens many days and times of the week. Sign up for one to take advantage of this helpful information. If you can’t make this webinar, use the YouTube link in the optional resources to see a recorded webinar.
Library Orientation Videos
National University Library. (2025). Library orientation videos.
This source can help you understand library orientation with the use of short videos of what you learned in the library orientation above, if you cannot make the orientation event, or if you forgot any part of it.
Narrowing Your Topic
National University. (2025). Narrowing your topic. Dissertation Center.
Within this guide, you will learn how to narrow down the topic into a more obtainable one, including what questions you should ask yourself before moving on to the literature.
Research Writing and Analysis: Empirical Literature
National University. (2025). Research writing and analysis: Empirical literature. Academic Success Center.
This source will help you to understand what parts of the scholarly literature to view when attributing to the author and how to attribute material to the correct author.

Lesson 1 Optional Resources

Evaluating and Using Information
National University Library. (2022, March 18). Evaluating and using information [Video]. YouTube.
Use this source if you are not able to sign up for a library orientation webinar.
Reviewing the Literature: What is Grey Literature?
Byrne, D. (2017). Reviewing the literature: What is grey literature? In SAGE research methods: Project planner. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Read the section: “What Is Grey Literature?” In this section, Byrne offers a concise definition for what constitutes the grey literature from a research perspective.
Doctoral Level Critique in the Literature Review
NU Skill Up Series. (2021, July 29). Doctoral level critique in the literature review [Video]. YouTube.