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Literaturereview"
done.Right?
Wrong!
The"
literature"
ofaliteraturereviewreferstoanycollectionofmaterialsonatopic,notnecessarilythegreatliterarytextsoftheworld."
Literature"
couldbeanythingfromasetofgovernmentpamphletsonBritishcolonialmethodsinAfricatoscholarlyarticlesonthetreatmentofatornACL.Andareviewdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatyourreaderwantsyoutogiveyourpersonalopiniononwhetherornotyoulikedthesesources.
Whatisaliteraturereview,then?
Aliteraturereviewdiscussespublishedinformationinaparticularsubjectarea,andsometimesinformationinaparticularsubjectareawithinacertaintimeperiod.
Aliteraturereviewcanbejustasimplesummaryofthesources,butitusuallyhasanorganizationalpatternandcombinesbothsummaryandsynthesis.Asummaryisarecapoftheimportantinformationofthesource,butasynthesisisare-organization,orareshuffling,ofthatinformation.Itmightgiveanewinterpretationofoldmaterialorcombinenewwitholdinterpretations.Oritmighttracetheintellectualprogressionofthefield,includingmajordebates.Anddependingonthesituation,theliteraturereviewmayevaluatethesourcesandadvisethereaderonthemostpertinentorrelevant.
Buthowisaliteraturereviewdifferentfromanacademicresearchpaper?
Whilethemainfocusofanacademicresearchpaperistosupportyourownargument,thefocusofaliteraturereviewistosummarizeandsynthesizetheargumentsandideasofothers.Theacademicresearchpaperalsocoversarangeofsources,butitisusuallyaselectnumberofsources,becausetheemphasisisontheargument.Likewise,aliteraturereviewcanalsohavean"
argument,"
butitisnotasimportantascoveringanumberofsources.Inshort,anacademicresearchpaperandaliteraturereviewcontainsomeofthesameelements.Infact,manyacademicresearchpaperswillcontainaliteraturereviewsection.Butitistheaspectofthestudy(theargumentorthesources)thatisemphasizedthatdetermineswhattypeofdocumentitis.
Whydowewriteliteraturereviews?
Literaturereviewsprovideyouwithahandyguidetoaparticulartopic.Ifyouhavelimitedtimetoconductresearch,literaturereviewscangiveyouanovervieworactasasteppingstone.Forprofessionals,theyareusefulreportsthatkeepthemuptodatewithwhatiscurrentinthefield.Forscholars,thedepthandbreadthoftheliteraturereviewemphasizesthecredibilityofthewriterinhisorherfield.Literaturereviewsalsoprovideasolidbackgroundforaresearchpaper'
sinvestigation.Comprehensiveknowledgeoftheliteratureofthefieldisessentialtomostresearchpapers.
Whowritesthesethings,anyway?
Literaturereviewsarewrittenoccasionallyinthehumanities,butmostlyinthesciencesandsocialsciences;
inexperimentandlabreports,theyconstituteasectionofthepaper.Sometimesaliteraturereviewiswrittenasapaperinitself.
top
Let'
sgettoit!
WhatshouldIdobeforewritingtheliteraturereview?
Clarify
Ifyourassignmentisnotveryspecific,seekclarificationfromyourinstructor:
∙Roughlyhowmanysourcesshouldyouinclude?
∙Whattypesofsources(books,journalarticles,websites)?
∙Shouldyousummarize,synthesize,orcritiqueyoursourcesbydiscussingacommonthemeorissue?
∙Shouldyouevaluateyoursources?
∙Shouldyouprovidesubheadingsandotherbackgroundinformation,suchasdefinitionsand/orahistory?
Findmodels
Lookforotherliteraturereviewsinyourareaofinterestorinthedisciplineandreadthemtogetasenseofthetypesofthemesyoumightwanttolookforinyourownresearchorwaystoorganizeyourfinalreview.Youcansimplyputtheword"
review"
inyoursearchenginealongwithyourothertopictermstofindarticlesofthistypeontheInternetorinanelectronicdatabase.Thebibliographyorreferencesectionofsourcesyou'
vealreadyreadarealsoexcellententrypointsintoyourownresearch.
Narrowyourtopic
Therearehundredsoreventhousandsofarticlesandbooksonmostareasofstudy.Thenarroweryourtopic,theeasieritwillbetolimitthenumberofsourcesyouneedtoreadinordertogetagoodsurveyofthematerial.Yourinstructorwillprobablynotexpectyoutoreadeverythingthat'
soutthereonthetopic,butyou'
llmakeyourjobeasierifyoufirstlimityourscope.
Anddon'
tforgettotapintoyourprofessor'
s(orotherprofessors'
)knowledgeinthefield.Askyourprofessorquestionssuchas:
"
Ifyouhadtoreadonlyonebookfromthe70'
sontopicX,whatwoulditbe?
"
Questionssuchasthishelpyoutofindanddeterminequicklythemostseminalpiecesinthefield.
Considerwhetheryoursourcesarecurrent
Somedisciplinesrequirethatyouuseinformationthatisascurrentaspossible.Inthesciences,forinstance,treatmentsformedicalproblemsareconstantlychangingaccordingtothelateststudies.Informationeventwoyearsoldcouldbeobsolete.However,ifyouarewritingareviewinthehumanities,history,orsocialsciences,asurveyofthehistoryoftheliteraturemaybewhatisneeded,becausewhatisimportantishowperspectiveshavechangedthroughtheyearsorwithinacertaintimeperiod.Trysortingthroughsomeothercurrentbibliographiesorliteraturereviewsinthefieldtogetasenseofwhatyourdisciplineexpects.Youcanalsousethismethodtoconsiderwhatis"
hot"
andwhatisnot.
Strategiesforwritingtheliteraturereview
Findafocus
Aliteraturereview,likeatermpaper,isusuallyorganizedaroundideas,notthesourcesthemselvesasanannotatedbibliographywouldbeorganized.Thismeansthatyouwillnotjustsimplylistyoursourcesandgointodetailabouteachoneofthem,oneatatime.No.Asyoureadwidelybutselectivelyinyourtopicarea,considerinsteadwhatthemesorissuesconnectyoursourcestogether.Dotheypresentoneordifferentsolutions?
Isthereanaspectofthefieldthatismissing?
Howwelldotheypresentthematerialanddotheyportrayitaccordingtoanappropriatetheory?
Dotheyrevealatrendinthefield?
Aragingdebate?
Pickoneofthesethemestofocustheorganizationofyourreview.
Constructaworkingthesisstatement
Thenusethefocusyou'
vefoundtoconstructathesisstatement.Yes!
Literaturereviewshavethesisstatementsaswell!
However,yourthesisstatementwillnotnecessarilyargueforapositionoranopinion;
ratheritwillargueforaparticularperspectiveonthematerial.Somesamplethesisstatementsforliteraturereviewsareasfollows:
Thecurrenttrendintreatmentforcongestiveheartfailurecombinessurgeryandmedicine.
Moreandmoreculturalstudiesscholarsareacceptingpopularmediaasasubjectworthyofacademicconsideration.
Seeourhandoutformoreinformationonhowtoconstructthesisstatements.
Considerorganization
You'
vegotafocus,andyou'
venarroweditdowntoathesisstatement.Nowwhatisthemosteffectivewayofpresentingtheinformation?
Whatarethemostimportanttopics,subtopics,etc.,thatyourreviewneedstoinclude?
Andinwhatordershouldyoupresentthem?
Developanorganizationforyourreviewatbothaglobalandlocallevel:
First,coverthebasiccategories
Justlikemostacademicpapers,literaturereviewsalsomustcontainatleastthreebasicelements:
anintroductionorbackgroundinformationsection;
thebodyofthereviewcontainingthediscussionofsources;
and,finally,aconclusionand/orrecommendationssectiontoendthepaper.
Introduction:
Givesaquickideaofthetopicoftheliteraturereview,suchasthecentralthemeororganizationalpattern.
Body:
Containsyourdiscussionofsourcesandisorganizedeitherchronologically,thematically,ormethodologically(seebelowformoreinformationoneach).
Conclusions/Recommendations:
Discusswhatyouhavedrawnfromreviewingliteraturesofar.Wheremightthediscussionproceed?
Organizingthebody
Onceyouhavethebasiccategoriesinplace,thenyoumustconsiderhowyouwillpresentthesourcesthemselveswithinthebodyofyourpaper.Createanorganizationalmethodtofocusthissectionevenfurther.
Tohelpyoucomeupwithanoverallorganizationalframeworkforyourreview,considerthefollowingscenarioandthenthreetypicalwaysoforganizingthesourcesintoareview:
vedecidedtofocusyourliteraturereviewonmaterialsdealingwithspermwhales.Thisisbecauseyou'
vejustfinishedreadingMobyDick,andyouwonderifthatwhale'
sportrayalisreallyreal.Youstartwithsomearticlesaboutthephysiologyofspermwhalesinbiologyjournalswritteninthe1980'
s.ButthesearticlesrefertosomeBritishbiologicalstudiesperformedonwhalesintheearly18thcentury.Soyoucheckthoseout.Thenyoulookupabookwrittenin1968withinformationonhowspermwhaleshavebeenportrayedinotherformsofart,suchasinAlaskanpoetry,inFrenchpainting,oronwhalebone,asthewhalehuntersinthelate19thcenturyusedtodo.ThismakesyouwonderaboutAmericanwhalingmethodsduringthetimeportrayedinMobyDick,soyoufindsomeacademicarticlespublishedinthelastfiveyearsonhowaccuratelyHermanMelvilleportrayedthewhalingsceneinhisnovel.
Chronological
Ifyourreviewfollowsthechronologicalmethod,you
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