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Conducting a Literature Review Let’s get started!
Learning Objectives Today, you will learn... the definition and purpose of a literature review its role in science research the difference between a literature review and other research assignments sources to use for the literature review
So, you’ve got your assignment  Have you: decided on an area of study to investigate, following discussions with you instructor? figured out how to find and use recent articles found in peer reviewed journals from within the respective disciplines? given into the idea that you’re going to have to use the library for this?
Let’s look at the pieces: Who Where When What Why How ,[object Object]
In the library, or off-campus using our remote resources
Topic 2/2. Rough Draft 3/31. Final 4/15.,[object Object]
What is a Lit Review? A Literature review is not... an annotated bibliography of all sources on the topic. an encyclopedic essay, an exposition of background information, or an argument for your research.  primary or original research A book review A Literature Review is ... 	... more than an Annotated Bibliography or a summary, because you are organizing and presenting your sources in terms of their overall relationship to your own project.
What is a Lit Review? A Literature review is not... an annotated bibliography of all sources on the topic. primary or original research an encyclopedic essay, an exposition of background information, or an argument for your research.  A book review A Literature Review is ... ... different from a Research Paper because the focus is on the literature itself and involves the critical analysis of previously conducted research, not presenting new findings
Examples  Aspergillosis Case‐Fatality Rate: Systematic Review of the Literature. Swu‐Jane Lin, Jennifer Schranz, and Steven M. Teutsch. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001 32:3, 358-366  MiniReviews Nitrogen Cycling in the Ocean: New Perspectives on Processes and Paradigms. Zehr, Jonathan P., Ward, Bess B.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2002 68: 1015-1024 Amoebae as Training Grounds for Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. Molmeret, Maelle, Horn, Matthias, Wagner, Michael, Santic, Marina, Abu Kwaik, Yousef. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2005 71: 20-28 Microbial Genomics and the Periodic Table. Wackett, Lawrence P., Dodge, Anthony G., Ellis, Lynda B. M.. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 647-655
The purpose of a literature review is to convey to the reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic and what are the strengths and weaknesses. The literature review allows the reader to be brought up to date regarding the state of research in the field and familiarizes the reader with any contrasting perspectives and viewpoints on the topic. There are good reasons for beginning a literature review before starting a research paper. These reasons include: To see what has and has not been investigated. To develop general explanation for observed variations in a behavior or phenomenon. To identify potential relationships between concepts and to identify researchable hypotheses. To learn how others have defined and measured key concepts. To identify data sources that other researches have used. To develop alternative research projects. To discover how a research project is related to the work of others. To familiarize the reader with relevant literature and research in an area of study To demonstrate relationships among the prior research To inform the reader what has already been discovered to avoid duplication To identify gaps and discrepancies in the literature

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Conducting A Literature Review

  • 1. Conducting a Literature Review Let’s get started!
  • 2. Learning Objectives Today, you will learn... the definition and purpose of a literature review its role in science research the difference between a literature review and other research assignments sources to use for the literature review
  • 3. So, you’ve got your assignment Have you: decided on an area of study to investigate, following discussions with you instructor? figured out how to find and use recent articles found in peer reviewed journals from within the respective disciplines? given into the idea that you’re going to have to use the library for this?
  • 4.
  • 5. In the library, or off-campus using our remote resources
  • 6.
  • 7. What is a Lit Review? A Literature review is not... an annotated bibliography of all sources on the topic. an encyclopedic essay, an exposition of background information, or an argument for your research. primary or original research A book review A Literature Review is ... ... more than an Annotated Bibliography or a summary, because you are organizing and presenting your sources in terms of their overall relationship to your own project.
  • 8. What is a Lit Review? A Literature review is not... an annotated bibliography of all sources on the topic. primary or original research an encyclopedic essay, an exposition of background information, or an argument for your research. A book review A Literature Review is ... ... different from a Research Paper because the focus is on the literature itself and involves the critical analysis of previously conducted research, not presenting new findings
  • 9. Examples Aspergillosis Case‐Fatality Rate: Systematic Review of the Literature. Swu‐Jane Lin, Jennifer Schranz, and Steven M. Teutsch. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001 32:3, 358-366  MiniReviews Nitrogen Cycling in the Ocean: New Perspectives on Processes and Paradigms. Zehr, Jonathan P., Ward, Bess B. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2002 68: 1015-1024 Amoebae as Training Grounds for Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. Molmeret, Maelle, Horn, Matthias, Wagner, Michael, Santic, Marina, Abu Kwaik, Yousef. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2005 71: 20-28 Microbial Genomics and the Periodic Table. Wackett, Lawrence P., Dodge, Anthony G., Ellis, Lynda B. M.. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 647-655
  • 10. The purpose of a literature review is to convey to the reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic and what are the strengths and weaknesses. The literature review allows the reader to be brought up to date regarding the state of research in the field and familiarizes the reader with any contrasting perspectives and viewpoints on the topic. There are good reasons for beginning a literature review before starting a research paper. These reasons include: To see what has and has not been investigated. To develop general explanation for observed variations in a behavior or phenomenon. To identify potential relationships between concepts and to identify researchable hypotheses. To learn how others have defined and measured key concepts. To identify data sources that other researches have used. To develop alternative research projects. To discover how a research project is related to the work of others. To familiarize the reader with relevant literature and research in an area of study To demonstrate relationships among the prior research To inform the reader what has already been discovered to avoid duplication To identify gaps and discrepancies in the literature
  • 11. Questions to consider as you begin your own lit review: Who are the principal commentators and theorists in the subject you are researching? How was the previous research conducted and how does it differ from other studies? What were the findings and how do they differ from other studies? How relevant are these conclusions today generally and for your own research? What were the limitations and weaknesses of these previous studies? What are the major issues and debates about the research topic?