Literature Review

Finding relevant information

Children Research
 Objectives-

1. What is a literature review

2.Sources of information

3. Validating the information

4. Deriving conclusion from it

What is Literature Review
 What?

A literature review is a search and evaluation of the

available literature in your given subject or chosen
topic area.
So, a literature review:
•demonstrates a familiarity with a body of
knowledge
•summarizes prior research and says how your
project is linked to it;
•integrates and summarizes what is known about a
subject;
•demonstrates that you have learnt from others and
that your research is a starting point for new ideas.
 How?

• A literature review should have an introduction, a middle or main

body, and a conclusion.
• The introduction should:
• define your topic and provide an appropriate context for reviewing
the literature. Establish your reasons – i.e. point of view – for
reviewing the literature.

• The main body should:

• organize the literature according to common themes.
• provide insight into the relation between your chosen topic and the
wider subject area.

• The conclusion should:

• summarize the important aspects of the existing body of literature.
• link your research to existing knowledge.
Sources of information
 Sources

Online
Library
Searches

Academic
Encyclopedia Books Magazines Search Databases Websites
engines
Online Searches

Online searches require appropriate keywords for

searches and search strategies
Remember: The more specific your search
terms, the more focused and useful your
research results are likely to be.
Activity-
( Watch Search strategies video )
Which search terms should you use for your topic? Think about what you want to know. Talk to the
teacher and brainstorm with your project partners. Then write or type your search terms in the chart
below:

Topic: Search Terms

How to evaluate information –
Not every resource you find will be worth using. How do you separate the best resources from those that are less useful? The
best resources are accurate, reliable, credible, and current.

Accurate
• Can you find the same information in any other source.
• Is the resource well written and free of obvious typos and errors? An article that claims the American Civil War ended in 1869,
when it really ended in 1865, is likely to contain other mistakes.

Reliable
• Is the source as free from bias as possible? Look for an objective, fair treatment of the topic or for facts to back up an author’s
opinion.
• Who is the publisher of the book or magazine? Who owns the Web site? Do they have a good reputation? What else have they
published or written about?

Credible
• Can you tell who wrote the book, article, or online piece? What education or experience do they have? Look for academic
degrees or years of experience working in a particular field.

Current
• For most topics, you’ll need recent sources. When was the book or article published?
• For books, look for the year they were published on the copyright page. You can find it after the title page. For magazines, look
for the month and year of publication. For Web sites, look for the date line or “Last updated” line.
Academic Search Engines
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that
indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across
an array of publishing formats and disciplines

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 Databases –

JSTOR
• https://jstor.org

• JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal

articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

• It helps you explore a wide range of scholarly content through a

powerful research and teaching platform.

DOAJ ( Directory of open access journals)

• https://doaj.org/
Provides access to Journals and articles.

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 Cite your Sources

• Most of these online resources have inbuilt citation facility.

• click on the button for checking citation ,
• select APA format and copy paste text under your reference
section

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