Download - Doing a literature review (2014)
Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Conversation’Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Conversation’
Not the Dead Poets’ Society! A ‘Living Dialogue’ with experts, writers & theories, not merely a ‘neutral’ list. A survey of the writing in the field
A Conversation with a subject area ( tree – sieve – journey)
Familiarity with subject, identification of research question; (keeping abreast of developments and ‘chains’…)
Based on significant Reading (more than you will need, allocate library-time)
But Also: Take breaks and ‘walk your pet leopard’...!
‘SQ3R' Method (survey field –question determination; read - record – review)
Literature search: reading, note-taking, reflection, summarising, reference-keeping, recording and inter-weaving of sources
Develop Speed-Reading techniques (metronome)
Don’t leave information to stockpile and date (‘iron is hot’)
Good Research-Habits: update your bibliography constantly,
Use Software: Endnote, Procit, Notebook, Reference Manager.....
Reading: Wisker, Gina: ‘The Postgraduate Research Handbook’ (pp. 169-180 - Chapter 15)