The document discusses the importance of literature reviews for research. It notes that a literature review examines previous research studies, data, and reports to provide context and identify gaps. A good review emphasizes important conclusions, relevant data trends, and appropriate research methods. It should avoid duplication and clarify controversial results. The review should be brief and always cite original sources. It applies previous literature to the proposed study and identifies weaknesses. A thesis literature review establishes background knowledge and questions prior work to identify anomalies. Sources include open access, library subscriptions, and research sharing platforms. Primary sources are directly from research, secondary are compilations and reviews, and tertiary list secondary sources.

1. Literature Review
Literature Survey is not Google
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2. Literature Review
“The literature review examines recent
(or historically significant) research studies,
company data, or industry reports that act as
a basis for the proposed study”
– It emphasize
• The important results and conclusions of other studies,
• The relevant data and trends from previous research, and
• Particular methods or designs that could be duplicated or
should be avoided.
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3. Need of Literature Survey
• What are the gaps?
– extend and build on the work of others
• What difference are you making?
• Novelty in Familiarity and Familiarity in
Novelty
• Placing in Current Context
• Avoiding duplication
• Clarification of controversial results
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4. • During Literature review
– Avoid the extraneous details of the literature
– Do a brief review of the information, not a
comprehensive report
– Always refer to the original source
– Discuss how the literature applies to the
proposed study
– Show the weaknesses or faults in the design
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5. Literature survey in the context of
Thesis
• Thesis should be based on original research
• Even, unintentional duplication is not
acceptable
• To gain knowledge of the background work
• To establish context of your work
• To question, point out anomalies/gaps
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6. Sources of Literature
• Open access
• INDEST Arrangement
• Your Library subscriptions
• Peer sharing sources :
– ResearchGate,
– academia.edu
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7. SOURCES OF LITERATURE
Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Tertiary Sources
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8. Primary Sources
• Periodicals
• Research Reports
• Conference Proceedings
• Official Publications
• Standards
• Theses, Dissertations
• To be published works
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9. Secondary Sources
• Compilations
• Reviews
• Reference Books / Handbooks / Encyclopedia /
Dictionaries
• Textbooks / Monographs
• Indexing and Abstracting services
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10. Tertiary Sources
• Directories,
• Year books,
• Bibliographies
• Lists of secondary sources
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