I have never done any original research, I haven't needed to before. But I do know that original research is very different thatn library research. Original research is doing the research for yourself, asking questions of others, gathering data and putting it together, and having it be original, not a repeated procedure that has been done many times before. Library research guides original research by helping people not repeat studies that have already been done, and it can give people a sense of direction in where they should go to do their research.
The pros of doing library research compared to original research is timing. It can be very time consuming to do original research in order to get accurate results. It can also be uncomfortable to do original research, having to ask strangers questions and get into their personal lives possibly. The cons of library research is you may not be able to find specifically what you are looking for if your research subject is very detailed.
For original research, there are many critical skills that need to be used. Such as interpretation, self regulation, anaylsis, and evaluation. The most important to me is analysis. Since you are gathering the information, the way it's displayed will determine how it's percieved by others.
For library research, the most important critical skill is evaluation. Since most of it is in text, the way you may read it can come across differently for people.
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