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Library Research for the Literature Review
Johanna Tuñon, EdD
tunon@ova.edu
(800) 541-6682 ext. 4608
NSU
Problem-Based Learning
The educational activist, Parker Palmer, suggested that learning occurs when it is connects to the core of students’ lives.
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Learning Objectives
• Definition of a good literature review• Databases for locating dissertations
– Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) and ProQuest’s Dissertations and Theses database
– Search strategies in Dissertations and Theses– NSU’s MARPs, Practicums, and Applied Dissertations
Database
• Citing published and unpublished dissertations• Web of Knowledge
Defining a Good Literature Review
• Sheds light on topic
• Identifies possible solutions for a research problem
• Cumulative nature of scientific knowledge
• Synthesizes
Lit review
For more details, see Literature Review handout and Dissertation Guide, pp. 34-35.
Getting Started
• Exploratory stage when trying to find a topic for your dissertation:
Broad hunt of the literature– Is there current interest in a topic in your
field?– Is there a gap in the knowledge relating to a
topic?
Using Dissertations in Lit Review
• Analyze related doctoral studies:– Show the significance of your problem
– Critical analysis of theories– Find definitions used to operationalize variables– Provide historical context– Show state-of-the art developments– Empirical evidence of past findings and efforts that
were fruitless– Critical analysis of methodologies and instruments
used. Identify possible techniques.– Identify recommendations for further research.
Coverage
• Scope
– What criteria do you use to define your research problem?
– Search terms, keywords, descriptors
– Aspects of the problem
Coverage
• When little is written, find analogous literature– on related topics– in related fields
• When there is too much on a topic,– select the best evidence– focus on key conceptual parts of the problem
• Strengths and weaknessesof prior research
• Justify your choice of methods, instruments, and techniques based on your findings in the literature.
Methodology
+-
Theory Base
Dissertations
• Show relationship of ideas and practice
• Use original works and seminal studies rather than summaries and secondary resources
Citing “Published” Dissertations Found in DAI
DissertationAbstractsInternationalVolume 622001Series A
Subject
Limiting the search to dissertations on the subject of Early Childhood (0518)
Advisors
School Codes
DAI – Dissertation Abstracts International
Dissertation Abstracts International--
Originally a print index
Dissertation Abstracts International
Volume 622001Series A
Volume number,Issue number,Series letterUMI publication/order number
DAI – Dissertation Abstracts International
Volume number,Issue number,Series letterUMI publication/order number
DAI – Dissertation Abstracts International
Volume number,Issue number,Series letterUMI publication/order number
DAI – Dissertation Abstracts International
Volume number,Issue number,Series letterUMI publication/order number
DAI – Dissertation Abstracts International
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 45689011) Retrieved June 1, 2006, from Dissertations and Theses database.
APA manual, p. 260, # 54 – dissertation abstracted in DAI. p. 279, # 88 – electronic copy retrieved from database
Published dissertation citation retrieved from database:
APA Style Guide
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses. (AAT 45689011)
APA style guide, p. 10, #8
Packer, B. (1994). Promoting successful mainstream experience for hearing- impaired elementary students through inservice training, peer mentoring and pragmatics groups. Unpublished doctoral practicum, Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. (ERIC No. ED372548) Retrieved May 2, 2006, from ERIC database.
APA manual, p. 262, # 56 – unpublished doctoral document p. 257, # 43 – document available from ERIC p. 279, # 88 – electronic copy retrieved from database
Compare APA 5th ed and APA Style Guide formatting -- title
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses. (AAT 45689011)
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 45689011) Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.Not italicized
Italicized
DAI – APA manual (5th ed.)
Dissertation – APA Style Guide
Compare APA 5th ed and APA Style Guide formatting –UMI#
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses. (AAT 45689011)
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 45689011) Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.Formatting of
document numbers
DAI – APA manual (5th ed.)
Dissertation – APA Style Guide
Compare APA 5th ed and APA Style Guide formatting -- database
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses. (AAT 45689011)
Clarke, D. C. (2001). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 45689011) Retrieved July 1, 2006, from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
Formatting of name of database
DAI – APA manual (5th ed.)
Dissertation – APA Style Guide
Database name isincluded becausethis is a hard-to-find resource.
260,000 full-text DAI dissertations
Unpublished dissertations, theses, practicums, and action-
based research studies
Request from NSU using ILLiad
Full text if available from ProQuest
Available in manuscript at the
home library
NSU Dissertations
1255 NSU dissertations
• 105 EdD
• 777 DBA
• 44 DIBA
• 60 DPA
• 260 PhD
NSU’s EdD Dissertations in Available ERIC
You can also useERIC Publication Type field searching.
040
Dissertations in ERIC
041 043
PsycINFO
Clinical Case StudyEmpirical StudyExperimental ReplicationFollowup StudyLongitudinal StudyProspective StudyRetrospective StudyField StudyLiterature ReviewMathematical ModelingMeta AnalysisNonclinical Case StudyQualitative StudyQuantitative StudyTreatment Outcomes/ RandomizedClinical Trial
Notice option to locate specific types of research
Options for Obtaining Dissertations• Unlimited access to 260,000 dissertations available in PDF in the Dissertations and Theses by ProQuest database. plus…• The library will buy up to 2 print dissertations for you if available for purchase from ProQuest. plus…• Using ILLiad, you can request Fischler dissertations at no cost from those listed in the MARPs, Practicums, and Applied Dissertations database; newer ones will be PDF’s, older ones will be sent to you on microfiche plus…• ERIC, PsycINFO, and WorldCAT may have some full-text dissertations. If not, order print/manuscript copies of dissertations listed in these databases using your local library’s interlibrary loan service; only 40% chance of obtaining them this way.
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Databases Eric(CSA)
Education FT(WilsonWeb)
Web of Science
Without quotes
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With quotes
73 52 12
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