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The Literature Review: 3. Methods for Search this Guide Search

Searching the Literature

This guide provides an introduction to the conduct and organization of a literature review

1. Introduction 2. Why Do a Literature Review? 3. Methods for Searching the Literature

4. Analysing the Literature 5. Organizing the Literature Review 6. Writing the Review

1. Tasks Involved in a Literature 4. Sorting the Literature 6. Questions to Keep in

Review Mind
For each article identified for possible inclusion in
There are two major tasks involved in a What are the key
the literature review, you need to:
literature review: sources of
1. read the abstract information on this
Identifying and selecting
topic?
literature decide whether to read the entire article
What are the major
Writing about the literature 2. read the introduction issues and debates

explains why the study is important on this topic?

What are the key
2. Skills Required for Conducting a provides a review and evalution of relevant
Literature Search theories, concepts,
literature
and ideas on this
Information seeking skills topic?
3. read Methods section critically
Ability to use manual What are the main
and electronic methods focus on participants and methodology
questions and
to identify useful 4. evaluate results problems that have
resources been addressed so
Ability to conduct are the conclusions logical?
far?
extensive bibliographic is there evidence of bias? What are the
searches strengths and
Critical appraisal skills weaknesses of the
Ability to describe, various arguments
critique, and relate each on the topic?
source to the topic Who are the
5. Notetaking
Ability to identify areas significant research
of controversy in the Take notes as you read through each paper personalities in this
literature that you will include in the review area?
Organizational skills Extract key points by comparing and
Ability to organize the contrasting across studies:
literature collected Purpose of study - research aims or
around your topic hypotheses
Ability to present the Research design and methodology
review logically Data analysis
Summary of findings

Part of the task in taking notes is to begin the

process of sifting and arranging ideas

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3. Searching Techniques

Scan the literature for various types of

content, including:

theoretical foundations and

definitions
discussion and debate
current issues

Skim potential works to select

materials for inclusion

decide whether to include or

exclude a work from the review

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Subjects: Research Tags: academic_research, literature_review, lit_review, review_of_literature

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