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Review of Literature

Dr. Sasmita Mishra

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An effective review critically

analyses material, synthesizes it,

and will be relevant, appropriate

and useful for the reader.

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The place of literature review

Theory

RealityThe real worldThe world we live in and

observe

The theoretical

worldThe world where our theories,

ideas, hypotheses and concepts

exist

The Literature

ReviewHow can we contribute to

knowledge by exploring, structuring

and synthesizing:

prior theoretical approaches to

our topicPrior methods of examining our

topic

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What is literature review?

Literally, it means a re-view (or look again) at

what has already been written about a topic.

This where you demonstrate that you

understand that which has been done before,

and can point to where this existing research

is deficient some way.

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You dont know exactly what you are going to

research until you have read the relevant

literature and you dont know if what you are

reading

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A literature review distills the existing

literature in a subject field.

The objective of the literature review is to

summarise the state of the art in that subject

field.

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Literatures are important in

Supporting the identification of a research topic,question or hypotheses

Identifying the literature to which the research willmake a contribution and contextualizing the literature

in that literature Building an understanding of theoretical concepts and

terminology

Facilitating the building of a bibliography or list of

sources that have been consulted Suggesting research methods that might be useful

Analysing and interpreting results

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Evaluating information sources

Articles in scholarly journals should form the baseof lit review

Books

Relevant to the research topic Written by an authoritative author

Up-to-date

Published by a reputed publisher

One that includes extensive reference to otherliteratures

Clearly structured and well presented

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Evaluating web resources

who is the intending audience?

What is the frequency of update?

Which organisation is the publisher or websiteoriginator?

What is the web resource developers claim toexpertise and authority?

Are there links or references to other relevant web,electronic or print sources?

What do reviews or evaluations of this site say? Is a license or payment necessary for access to

resources?

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Literature searching and locating

information sources

Library catalogue

Search engines

On-line databases or abstracting and indexingservices

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Developing conceptual framework and

mind mapping

Identify additional search terms

Clarify thinking about the structure

Understand theory, concepts and relationshipsbetween them

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Formats

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Formats

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Formats

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Sample structure of literature review

Basic definitions

Why the subject is of importance

What research has already been undertakenon this topic

A clear summary of the research opportunities

and objectives that emerge from the literature

review.

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