Literature
Literature means the;- Definitions
- sources
- relevant examples
Literature Review;
- is the critical presentation and discussion of the main sources of your topic.
- starting off the main body of the essay
- starts off broad
- What does it does?
- shows good knowledge
- originas
- definitions
- vocabulary
- knowledge of
- main ideas
- writings
- and practices
- shows a variety of approaches and opinions
- understand significant of;
- ideas
- writings
- practices
- Identify areas of interest/ areas that might be neglected
- how your question fits in
- and why you want to follow that particular research.
- How to find the main works?
- use the keywords to search dabbles
- library
- google scholar
- text, work or item that;
- has an important effect on subsequent development of the field
- has it been used in several other;
- disciples
- topics
- fields
- has this been replicated either in;
- approach
- or methodology
- Sources and Help
- make notes as you read
- these clarify your understanding
- actively do it at the sam time as reading
- keep copies of useful material
- have difference types of literature
- book
- articles
- catalogues
- artefacts
- websites
- different categories of literature;
- primary literature
- find the original.
- oriniald insights or creative expressions.
- secondly literature
- discussing someone else opinion/ findings.
- analyse and popularisation of the primary literature
- tertiary literature
- dictionaires, encyclopaedias, handbooks
- Finding resources, very few results?
- this is normal
- try different keywords
- maybe broaden your topic
- or search for synonyms
- find the vocabulary most common in this topic
- search different database
- different library maybe
- check reference lists of the source that you have already found
- this way you can search every reference of the one good example.
- as others for help
- e.g. the librarian
Keywords
How to generate Keywords; the strategy
- define your topic
- pick out the keywords
- words that indicate the main concept of your topic
- brainstorm alternative keywords that another author might want to use for a very similar study
- choose a database
- e.g. in the library, Google scholar. Subject specific databases.
- keywords lead to good literature resources being found.
Example
"Scandinavian Graphic Design: History and International Acclaim"
- Scandinavian
- (International) Design
- Acclaim (special form of recognition)
- Graphic Design
- (Scandinavian) (Design) History
- Industry
DO's
- start of broad then focus on your research question
- give a sense od the history of the topic
- be clear, systematic and coherent
- critically reject upon the information you present
- examine your own bias
- check details (spellings and names)
- organise the ares and material you will focus on
- make sure your sources are correctly references
DON'T's
- Omit classic writings and practices
- discuss ideas without references
- use inaccurate references or citations
- use key concepts and terms without defining them
- use slang or jargon
- accept positions at face value. (do not assume all someone does or said is valid and is correct)
