Literature Reviews in a nutshell

A note on Literature Reviews Lissa Lord [email_address] 2011

Writing a Literature Review An account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review

Literature review: critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge Introduction to Lit Review: Identify the general topic, issue, or area of concern. Point out overall trends in what has been published, conflicts in theory, gaps in research and scholarship or a new perspective of immediate interest. Establish the writer's reason for reviewing the literature; explain the criteria to be used in analyzing and comparing literature and the organization of the review. Body of Lit Review: Summarize individual studies or articles Conclude by providing some insight into the relationship between the central topic of the literature review and a larger area of study http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

Research for the Literature Review: 1. Define the question(s) your thesis will address.

Research for the Literature Review: 2. Library research is finding all the peer reviewed articles, authoritative studies, books, websites, lectures, surveys, interviews, statistics, etc. that are available as references to draw upon for the thorough (exhaustive) discussion in your literature review.

Research for the Literature Review: 3. Store and manage the citations you find with reliable citation management software (EndNote).

What does a Literature Review look like? A thoughtful description of scholarly research of acute interest to the dissertation’s author.

How to find dissertations with literature reviews so that you can see how it is done? For KU students, use the libraries homepage http://lib.ku.edu and select KU ScholarWorks from the left hand column.

KU Scholarworks http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/

Search by subject and click Go!

Citation for this dissertation found on KU’s ScholarSpace Barbee, G.B. (2009). A qualitative study of a Local district teacher induction program and Its perception by young educators (Doctoral Dissertation. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/ 1808/6773

More dissertations with literature reviews can be found by going to the KU Libraries Homepage, select Databases and Articles and click on: ProQuest dissertations and theses

ProQuest dissertations and theses PQDT provides online access to over 2 million dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available in full text for immediate downloading. Citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861 and full text online from 1997 for over 1,000 schools submitting to the ProQuest UMI database. More than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year.

Library research help on the Edwards Campus? Lissa Lord [email_address] Writing help on the Edwards Campus? Edwards Campus Writing Center http://www.writing.ku.edu/locations/edwards.shtml

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