Lecture 4 (Ii) The Literature Review
Lecture 4 (Ii) The Literature Review
The Literature
Review
The Literature Review:
Referencing
• Before we can create new knowledge, we
must first know the current state of
knowledge about our research subject.
• A search;
• A survey;
• A vehicle for learning;
• A research facilitator;
• A report
Purposes of the Literature Review
The central purpose of the Literature Review is to provide the
researcher (and the reader) with an understanding of literature
about the proposed research.
Literature
Review Valid literature are those which have been through a peer review
process.
This does not ensure that these are infallible, or even correct – but
they have been through independent checks of accuracy and
correctness.
Materials for Literature Review
• Journal articles
• Books
• Conference proceedings
• Government/corporate reports
• Newspapers
• Dissertations
• Internet
• Online Research Databases
• Magazines
“Popular” publications should not be
included eg. Newspapers, news magazines,
or industry or popular publications.