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Literature Review deck

Published on Feb 08, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Welcome!

Sarah Kostelecky
sarahrk@unm.edu
Zimmerman B32
277-6113

SESSION OUTLINE

  • What is a literature review?
  • Library resources
  • Finding articles

IS THIS YOU?

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JOIN THE SCHOLARLY CONVERSATION!

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"THE LITERATURE"?

WHAT IS
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SCHOLARLY WORKS ARE PART OF A NETWORK

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WHAT IS A LITERATURE REVIEW?

Your thesis/argument,which you present by synthesizing a body of work you have critically selected that is relevant to your question, claim, argument, wherein you present new developments, gaps, directions, changes, which shows how your work contributes to the field.
Source: COE graduate student writing studio 2/28/11

A LITERATURE REVIEW IS NOT:

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AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

A BOOK OR ARTICLE REVIEW

AN ARTICLE SUMMARY OR CRITIQUE

A SURVEY OF LITERATURE

A DUMP

A DUMP

WHAT IS A LIT REVIEW AGAIN?

  • State-of-the-art assessment
  • Written for specialists
  • An exhaustive bibliography
  • Written for scholars/experts in your field

Your thesis/argument,which you present by synthesizing a body of work you have critically selected that is relevant to your question, claim, argument, wherein you present new developments, gaps, directions, changes, which shows how your work contributes to the field.
Source: COE graduate student writing studio 2/28/11

CONTENT

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FOLLOW-UP

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CONSIDERATIONS

Sarah Kostelecky
sarahrk@unm.edu
Zimmerman B32
277-6113

QUESTIONS?

THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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