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Kate and Charles, I use a spreadsheet to write my own literature reviews. I am trying to communicate the concept and spreadsheet method to a student. So far we have been successful. It is my responsibility to help her work through the idea of a lit review and offer some guidance in writing one. In addition to the spreadsheet, I think a text of some sort would help. -SM ______________________ Sheri Anita Massey, Ph.D. Lecturer College of Information Studies 4117L Hornbake Library, South Wing University of Maryland O: (301) 405-4580 F: (301) 314-9145 [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> From: Katherine McCain <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:09:02 -0500 To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: Literature Review Text Sheri and Charles, In one sense, there is a “best way” but it won’t be the kind of step-by-step approach that seems to be desired. * Consider a set of documents that discuss one or more themes on the subject of the review * You can model the documents as a matrix — each row is a document, each column is a topic potentially discussed by that document (this is not unlike a document/term matrix). * An annotated bibliography would “write across the rows” -- dealing with each document in turn. This is a way to write a very bad lit review * A better lit review would be to “write down the columns” -- taking up each theme in turn and discussing it with reference to the documents. Kate McCain On 1/20/12 11:00 PM, "Charles Hildreth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Sheri, There is no single "best" way of doing a literature review. Much depends on the aim, scope and length of the research study being reported. Also, different literature reviews have different purposes. If you want a recipe, I suggest you consult a cookbook. Then, again, there is no single best recipe for any dish or food offering, except, of course, my wife's. You write, "I wanted one that’s been tested among our group." I wonder, just who are the members of your group? Charles R. Hildreth, Ph.D. 146 Marks Avenue Lancaster, Ohio 43130 ________________________________ From: Sheri A. Massey <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:59 PM Subject: Literature Review Text Hello All, I am looking for a book or manual that walks a person through the steps of doing a literature review— very detailed, replicable steps. There are many lit review books available, but I wanted one that’s been tested among our group. Also, I am not looking for a complete guide to research, just something on literature reviews. Thanks in advance for your help! -SM ______________________ Sheri Anita Massey, Ph.D. Lecturer College of Information Studies 4117L Hornbake Library, South Wing University of Maryland O: (301) 405-4580 F: (301) 314-9145 [log in to unmask]