SELECTING AND CITING
RELATED LITERATURE
USING STANDARD STYLE
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (RRL) 3. CONDUCT YOUR SEARCHES AND FIND THE LITERATURE.
IMPORTANCE: KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SEARCHES
*An essential part of a research paper which
gives support to your study. * Review the abstracts research studies carefully to save
*Support the details of existing literatures time.
related to the topic of a thesis. * Write down your searches in each database to duplicate
them if needed.
PURPOSE: * Use bibliographies and references of research studies
*Increase understanding of the existing research and you find to locate others.
debates relevant to a particular topic.
*Helps build knowledge in your field. 4. REVIEW THE LITERATURE
*Gain an insight on how researchers apply concepts you > Some questions to help you analyze the research:
learn to real world problems
* What are the authors trying to discover?
LITERATURE * Is the research funded by a source that could influence
- Refers to a published information in a particular subject the findings?
area which sometimes covers a certain period of time. * What are the research methodologies?
* should include the key sources related to the main * Does the research seem to be complete?
debates, trends, and gaps in your research area. * If there are conflicting studies, why do you think that is?
* How are the authors viewed in the field?
Steps in Selecting the Related Literature
1. CHOOSE A TOPIC. DEFINE YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION
> The related literature should focus on your
research question. It must represent background and
research developments related to a specific research
question, interpreted and analyzed in a synthesized way.
TIPS:
*Make sure your research question is not too broad or too
narrow.
*Begin writing down terms that are related to your
question.
2. DECIDE ON THE SCOPE OF YOUR INTERVIEW
>The related literature must answer the
following questions:
* How many studies do you need to look at?
* How comprehensive should it be?
* How long should it cover?
THE BASICS OF
SELECTING AND CITING
CITING
RELATED LITERATURE
IN CHICAGO
USING STANDARDSTYLE
STYLE
CREATING A BIBLIOGRAPHY (CHICAGO STYLE)
HOW TO CITE A PRINT BOOK IN CHICAGO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
> A list of all the sources used in the
IN FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES:
paper which includes the important publication details
of the sources. - First name Last name, Title of the book (Publication
Place: Publisher, Year), Page range.
FORMAT:
IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY:
* It must be single spaced.
- Last name First name. Title of the book. Publication
* Surnames of the authors must be alphabetically Place: Publisher, Year.
arranged.
* Second line of the source must be indented. EXAMPLE FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES:
* Sam Staggs, Born to be Hurt: The Untold Story of
CHICAGO CITATIONS Imitation of Life (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2009), 84.
EXAMPLE IN BIBLIOGRAPHY:
GENERALLY REQUIRED:
* Staggs Sam. Born to be Hurt: The Untold Story of
* Author Imitation of Life. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2009
* Title of book/article
* Title of newspaper/journal
* Publication year
* Publication month and date
Publisher
* City of Publication
* Date of Access
* Page numbers
* URL or name of Database
