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Joining the
Conversation
Doing a Literature Review in STEM and Business Fields
Dr. Heidi BlackburnSTEM and Business Librarian
What is a literature review?
Understand the topic
Develop your own ideas
Demonstrate your knowledge
A literature review helps you:
What is “the literature”?
A collection of all the scholarly writings
on a topic, including scholarly articles,
books, and other works.
A
C
B
Major Works
Studies that respond toor build on major works
Your ideas and research
The Literature Visualized
“…the literature…”
The literature forms a type of
conversation.
Your review will show the different
topics the conversation has covered
and how they can be applied.
What resources are or are not included?
STEM Professional Resources focus on scholarly nature of the work:
• Peer-reviewed journal articles
• Conference proceedings
• Books/eBooks by scholarly publishers
• Data sets
• Generally does not include newspapers, magazines, trade publications or websites
Business Professional Resources focus on the timeliness of the information:
• Trade publications
• Financial reports
• Conference proceedings
• Peer-reviewed journal articles
• Books/eBooks
• Generally does not include newspapers, magazines or websites
Getting Started on a Lit Review
Keep Track of
Citations
Topic ResearchRead,
analyze, evaluate
Write, revise, proof-read,
include bibliography
What is normally included in the Lit Review?
• Objective of the literature review
• Overview of the subject under consideration
• Clear categorization of sources selected:• Support your position
• Opposed to your position
• Alternative arguments
• Discussion of distinctiveness of each source
• Similarities of sources with others
My Literature Review
I. Introduction
II. Article 1
III. Article 2
IV. Book Chapter 1
V. Article 3
VI. Article 4
VII. Conference Presentation
VIII. Article 5
IX. Book Chapter 2
X. Conclusion
My Literature ReviewI. Introduction (Overviews)
II. Concept A
a) Article 1
b) Article 3
c) Book Chapter 2
III. Concept B
a) Article 2
b) Book Chapter 1
IV. Concept C
a) Article 4
b) Conference Presentation
c) Article 5
V. Conclusion
Formatting Your Review
Recap
Purpose of a Literature Review
• Place each work in the context
• Describe the relationship of each work to the others
• Identify new ways to interpret previous research
• Look for areas needing further research
• Place your work in the context of existing literature
• Apply literature to practice