Criss Library Literature Review for STEM and Business 2017
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Literature review workshop for STEM and Business majors held by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Criss Library as part of the Graduate Student Workshop series. For more information, see www.unomaha.edu/criss-library
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Criss Library Literature Review for STEM and Business 2017
- 1. Joining the Conversation Doing a Literature Review in STEM and Business Fields Dr. Heidi Blackburn STEM and Business Librarian
- 2. WHAT IS A LITERATURE REVIEW?
- 3. What is a literature review? Understand the topic Develop your own ideas Demonstrate your knowledge A literature review helps you:
- 4. What is “the literature”? A collection of all the scholarly writings on a topic, including scholarly articles, books, and other works.
- 5. A C B Major Works Studies that respond to or build on major works Your ideas and research The Literature Visualized
- 6. “…the literature…” The literature forms a type of conversation. Your review will show the different topics the conversation has covered and how they can be applied.
- 7. What resources are or are not included? STEM Professional Resources focus on scholarly nature of the work: • Peer-reviewed journal articles • Conference proceedings • Books/eBooks by scholarly publishers • Data sets • Generally does not include newspapers, magazines, trade publications or websites Business Professional Resources focus on the timeliness of the information: • Trade publications • Financial reports • Conference proceedings • Peer-reviewed journal articles • Books/eBooks • Generally does not include newspapers, magazines or websites
- 9. Getting Started on a Lit Review Keep Track of Citations Topic Research Read, analyze, evaluate Write, revise, proof-read, include bibliography
- 10. Reviewing the Literature Supports Refutes
- 11. COMPONENTS OF A LITERATURE REVIEW
- 12. What is normally included in the Lit Review? • Objective of the literature review • Overview of the subject under consideration • Clear categorization of sources selected: • Support your position • Opposed to your position • Alternative arguments • Discussion of distinctiveness of each source • Similarities of sources with others
- 13. My Literature Review I. Introduction II. Article 1 III. Article 2 IV. Book Chapter 1 V. Article 3 VI. Article 4 VII. Conference Presentation VIII. Article 5 IX. Book Chapter 2 X. Conclusion My Literature Review I. Introduction (Overviews) II. Concept A a) Article 1 b) Article 3 c) Book Chapter 2 III. Concept B a) Article 2 b) Book Chapter 1 IV. Concept C a) Article 4 b) Conference Presentation c) Article 5 V. Conclusion Formatting Your Review
- 14. Recap Purpose of a Literature Review • Place each work in the context • Describe the relationship of each work to the others • Identify new ways to interpret previous research • Look for areas needing further research • Place your work in the context of existing literature • Apply literature to practice
Editor's Notes
- Visually, the literature may look like this. CLICK Often there are major works that have been written on a topic, and then other, CLICK later works that build on them. These later works tend to be extending or responding to these major works in some way. CLICK Basically the literature is a continuously evolving network of scholarly works that interact with each other. As you do your own research, you will begin to understand the relationships between these works and how your own ideas relate within the network. CLICK
- Don’t fall into the trap of making your review a list of summaries of the works you read. CLICK A literature review is not an annotated bibliography. Your goal should be to go one step further to integrate and combine what you find into something new. CLICK Ideally, you will create your own conceptual framework or outline of the literature on your topic. CLICK For example, as you read, let’s say you find three major concepts that are important in the literature and relevant to your research. CLICK You should then identify how the content from the individual articles ties into each concept. Some articles may be relevant to several concepts; others may apply to only one concept. What’s important is that you develop and present your own organization and understanding of the literature. CLICK Then, when you write your literature review you will end up with a document that is organized by the concepts and relationship you found and developed based on your reading and thinking. Your review will not only include the background on your topic, but also your own ideas. CLICK By creating your own organization for the literature, you be showing the significance of your own research within the context of the scholarly conversation that has come before. CLICK
- Don’t fall into the trap of making your review a list of summaries of the works you read. CLICK A literature review is not an annotated bibliography. Your goal should be to go one step further to integrate and combine what you find into something new. CLICK Ideally, you will create your own conceptual framework or outline of the literature on your topic. CLICK For example, as you read, let’s say you find three major concepts that are important in the literature and relevant to your research. CLICK You should then identify how the content from the individual articles ties into each concept. Some articles may be relevant to several concepts; others may apply to only one concept. What’s important is that you develop and present your own organization and understanding of the literature. CLICK Then, when you write your literature review you will end up with a document that is organized by the concepts and relationship you found and developed based on your reading and thinking. Your review will not only include the background on your topic, but also your own ideas. CLICK By creating your own organization for the literature, you be showing the significance of your own research within the context of the scholarly conversation that has come before. CLICK