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Literature Review
Summary of most important and salient aspects of relevant literature for your topic. Summarizes previous research work on particular topic.
Importance of Literature Reviews
Demonstrate understanding of your research subject/topic
critically assess existing research relevant to your work
Provide evidence for what you’re claiming to be state-of-the-art knowledge and how your research relate to it
Establish your research novelty and/or importance
pinpointing research gaps and filling missing bits of information
Provides historical background for your research
Gives overview of current context in w/c your research is situated
Includes discussion of relevant theories, concepts, and approaches that underpins your research
Introduces relevant terminology and provides definitions to clarify terms
Describes related research and shows how you address gaps
Provides supporting evidence
Questions Doing Literature Review
Known about the topic
Current status of research in an area
Methods or problems identified by others and how they impact your research?
Most productive methodology for your research
Gaps in the knowledge
Areas of further study
Resources for RRL
Internet/Online Resources
Electronic Databases
Library
Government Publications
Points in Finding Sources
Keep a bibliographic trail
Track titles, authors, publication info, page numbers
note online addresses and other pertinent information
Strategic Approach in RRL #1
Know what information you will need and where to get it
key words
synonyms, variations in spelling
what you already know
scope
Strategic Approach in RRL #2
Develop a Search Plan
Google Scholar
Look for original reports and paper
Strategic Approach in RRL #3
Few Sources
Find ways to expand your topic
Strategic Approach in RRL #4
Too many sources
specify journals to your field of interest
ask where important sources can be found
understand and categorize sources
Strategic Approach in RRL #5
Synthesize Information
present overview of what your source offers
read sections of each source where it contain necessary information
Strategic Approach in RRL #6
Summarizing and Note-Taking
condense others’ work without distorting
Strategic Approach in RRL #7
Focus material relevant to your research
Cite all “borrowed” work in final paper
2 key steps in RRL
Finding sources
Synthesizing information