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Are you gearing up to do specialized research for a grant proposal or your own scholarly work? Learn what a literature review is and how to develop one using University Libraries.

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Literature Reviews Professor Kathleen Keating kkeating@unm.edu
 Outline for this “Literature Review” session  Define a Literature Review  Identify resources to search for Literature Reviews  How to begin the process of collecting material for the development of a Literature Review
What is a Literature Review? Definition: The process of reading, analyzing, evaluating, and summarizing scholarly materials about a specific topic. Use: The results of a literature review may be complied in a report or they may serve as a part of a research article, thesis, or grant proposal.
Literature Reviews State-of-the-Art Assessment  (1) Written for specialists  (2) Exhaustive bibliography
Purpose of the literature review  To show that you are a scholar  To demonstrate how your research will contribute to the existing knowledge  To show your skills in  Information seeking: that you know and can find the pertinent materials in your field  Critical appraisal: that you can evaluate the relevance/significance of your studies in your field
Grant Proposals  If the grant requires a  The literature review section of a grant proposal is similar to that of an empirical background review of the article, but it is often much shorter. Given literature and/or a discussion of space limitations, it is important to only discuss literature that is directly relevant to theory, be sure you are very your research topic. The literature review thorough. It is not uncommon should demonstrate that this work has not been done before, or if previously conducted, had that one or more of the reviewers serious flaws or employed a different on the grant will be subject population (Herek, 1995). You should describe matter experts in that field and how your work will overcome previous limitations and should capitalize on the will expect to see familiar and strengths of past research. Be sure to critically relative works cited in the evaluate the literature and include literature that tells more than one side of the story. literature review. Describe the corresponding literature in the  http://www.esri.com/grants/abou same order that you listed your research questions and hypotheses. t/grant_application_writing.html  http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer /getArticle.cfm?id=1415
Vocabulary  “Literature Reviews”  Look at Advanced  “Literature Review*” Search Options in  “Literature Survey” databases:  “Systematic Review”  Limit  Review  Add to a search box  Meta Analysis
Resources to Find Literature Reviews  Scholarly Literature  Annual Reviews of…(Journals)  Congressional Hearings  Congressional Committee Prints  Congressional Research Service reports  Doctoral dissertations  Masters Theses  Online catalogs, LIBROS, WorldCat
Since 1932, Annual Reviews has offered Annual Reviews   comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading Electronic Journal scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for 40 focused & Archives disciplines within the Biomedical, Life,  Pathway: http://elibarary.unm.edu, select Physical, and Social Sciences, including Databases tab, from the alphabetical list, Economics select A for Annual Reviews. You will be prompted to supply your UNM NetID and password.
Scholarly Literature  Web of Science: Access to the  PsycINFO (Methodology: worlds leading scholarly Literature Review – Systematic Review) literature in the sciences, social  ERIC, Education sciences, arts, humanities. (Literature reviews or literature surveys) Resources Information  Science Citation Index Center (Thesaurus Descriptor) Social Sciences Citation Index   Library, Information  Arts & Humanities Citation Index Science & Technology Abstracts  Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) Document type: Journal Article, Literature Review  Google Scholar
U.S. Congress  Congressional Hearings, Prints, and Congressional Research Service  Database: ProQuest Congressional
Doctoral Dissertations/Masters Theses  Database: Digital Dissertations  LoboVault  Google  Google Scholar
Medicine/Health Care Literature Review Vocabulary  Databases:  Literature Reviews  PubMed  Systematic Review  Cochrane  Meta-analysis  DynaMed  Review
Steps to writing a literature review  Clarify  How many sources? What types of sources? Will you summarize, synthesize, or critique your sources? Will you evaluate your sources?  Find models  Narrow your topic  Current sources  Pathway: http://elibrary.unm.edu Databases Tab,  Research Guides http://libguides.unm.edu/  Consult experts
Strategies for writing  Find a focus & construct a working thesis statement  Consider organization  Chronological, publication, trend  Thematic  Methodological  Methods and/or Standards
Begin Composing  Use evidence  Be selective  Use quotes sparingly  Summarize and synthesize  Keep your own voice  Use caution when paraphrasing  Revise, revise, revise
Other resources  Grant Proposal Writing: Elements for Success http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo31072.pdf (See Literature Review)  Lit Review synthesis matrix http://coe.unm.edu/uploads/docs/writing-studio/Lit %20review%20synthesis%20matrix.pdf  LIBROS – Online Catalog http://libros.unm.edu/search~S7 Search for “Literature Reviews” in Keyword search
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  • 1. Literature Reviews Professor Kathleen Keating kkeating@unm.edu
  • 2. Outline for this “Literature Review” session  Define a Literature Review  Identify resources to search for Literature Reviews  How to begin the process of collecting material for the development of a Literature Review
  • 3. What is a Literature Review? Definition: The process of reading, analyzing, evaluating, and summarizing scholarly materials about a specific topic. Use: The results of a literature review may be complied in a report or they may serve as a part of a research article, thesis, or grant proposal.
  • 4. Literature Reviews State-of-the-Art Assessment  (1) Written for specialists  (2) Exhaustive bibliography
  • 5. Purpose of the literature review  To show that you are a scholar  To demonstrate how your research will contribute to the existing knowledge  To show your skills in  Information seeking: that you know and can find the pertinent materials in your field  Critical appraisal: that you can evaluate the relevance/significance of your studies in your field
  • 6. Grant Proposals  If the grant requires a  The literature review section of a grant proposal is similar to that of an empirical background review of the article, but it is often much shorter. Given literature and/or a discussion of space limitations, it is important to only discuss literature that is directly relevant to theory, be sure you are very your research topic. The literature review thorough. It is not uncommon should demonstrate that this work has not been done before, or if previously conducted, had that one or more of the reviewers serious flaws or employed a different on the grant will be subject population (Herek, 1995). You should describe matter experts in that field and how your work will overcome previous limitations and should capitalize on the will expect to see familiar and strengths of past research. Be sure to critically relative works cited in the evaluate the literature and include literature that tells more than one side of the story. literature review. Describe the corresponding literature in the  http://www.esri.com/grants/abou same order that you listed your research questions and hypotheses. t/grant_application_writing.html  http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer /getArticle.cfm?id=1415
  • 7. Vocabulary  “Literature Reviews”  Look at Advanced  “Literature Review*” Search Options in  “Literature Survey” databases:  “Systematic Review”  Limit  Review  Add to a search box  Meta Analysis
  • 8. Resources to Find Literature Reviews  Scholarly Literature  Annual Reviews of…(Journals)  Congressional Hearings  Congressional Committee Prints  Congressional Research Service reports  Doctoral dissertations  Masters Theses  Online catalogs, LIBROS, WorldCat
  • 9. Since 1932, Annual Reviews has offered Annual Reviews   comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading Electronic Journal scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for 40 focused & Archives disciplines within the Biomedical, Life,  Pathway: http://elibarary.unm.edu, select Physical, and Social Sciences, including Databases tab, from the alphabetical list, Economics select A for Annual Reviews. You will be prompted to supply your UNM NetID and password.
  • 10. Scholarly Literature  Web of Science: Access to the  PsycINFO (Methodology: worlds leading scholarly Literature Review – Systematic Review) literature in the sciences, social  ERIC, Education sciences, arts, humanities. (Literature reviews or literature surveys) Resources Information  Science Citation Index Center (Thesaurus Descriptor) Social Sciences Citation Index   Library, Information  Arts & Humanities Citation Index Science & Technology Abstracts  Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) Document type: Journal Article, Literature Review  Google Scholar
  • 11. U.S. Congress  Congressional Hearings, Prints, and Congressional Research Service  Database: ProQuest Congressional
  • 12. Doctoral Dissertations/Masters Theses  Database: Digital Dissertations  LoboVault  Google  Google Scholar
  • 13. Medicine/Health Care Literature Review Vocabulary  Databases:  Literature Reviews  PubMed  Systematic Review  Cochrane  Meta-analysis  DynaMed  Review
  • 14. Steps to writing a literature review  Clarify  How many sources? What types of sources? Will you summarize, synthesize, or critique your sources? Will you evaluate your sources?  Find models  Narrow your topic  Current sources  Pathway: http://elibrary.unm.edu Databases Tab,  Research Guides http://libguides.unm.edu/  Consult experts
  • 15. Strategies for writing  Find a focus & construct a working thesis statement  Consider organization  Chronological, publication, trend  Thematic  Methodological  Methods and/or Standards
  • 16. Begin Composing  Use evidence  Be selective  Use quotes sparingly  Summarize and synthesize  Keep your own voice  Use caution when paraphrasing  Revise, revise, revise
  • 17. Other resources  Grant Proposal Writing: Elements for Success http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo31072.pdf (See Literature Review)  Lit Review synthesis matrix http://coe.unm.edu/uploads/docs/writing-studio/Lit %20review%20synthesis%20matrix.pdf  LIBROS – Online Catalog http://libros.unm.edu/search~S7 Search for “Literature Reviews” in Keyword search

Editor's Notes

  1. http://elibary.unm.edu
  2. Grant reviewers will be experts in your field Given the space limitations, only discuss what is relevant to the research topic. Critically evaluate the literature
  3. Annual Reviews: log in as kjkeating Child* and Violence **change Abstract to All Fields Or Dark Matter Demonstrate: Relevance, Most recent,
  4. In web of science – go to advanced search, Type TS=“Child Care” and then select English and Review for literature reviews. PsycINFO – go to advanced, Select English, Under Methodology select Lit review –systematic review. Use “child abuse” ERIC – go to “search the Thesaurus” then type Literature Reviews, add to search, “child abuse” and reading LISTA – Topic Interoperability, “literature reviews” LISA – Advanced Search, Clear Document type: select Journal Article, Literature Review, Select Language, topic : computer science Google Scholar – Interoperability and “Literature review*”
  5. Digital Dissertations = go to Advanced Search, “child abuse” and “literature review*” , show the first 24 pages, the limit to UNM only. LOBOVault = since 2008 all dissertations and masters thesis are put in Open Access, LOBOvault. Go to communties. Temporal dynamics and spatial analysis of competing dengue 2 virus strains in the Americas
  6. Chronological: If your review follows the chronological method, you can write about the information according to when they were published. Another way is to organize the sources by trends. Thematic: Thematic reviews of literature are organized around a topic or issue, rather that the progression of time. Methodological approach differs from the two above in that the focusing factor usually does not have to do with the content of the material. Instead, it focuses on the “methods” of the researcher or writer.