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Why visit the library?

  • building something new but building on a foundation
  • learn the vocabulary to talk about your topic

Today students will learn to navigate the library website to find available resources and services.
Some resources: academic search complete - scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, wire services.
More specialized: Avery, JSTOR, ScienceDirect

Jenna (our architecture librarian) has set up an amazing course page for us. Please also reach out to her if you have any question.

Crafting your Search

​  • cast a wide net
  • scan your results and choose a relevant book/article
  • examine the terms used to describe it
  • rework your search based on these new terms
​  • evaluate new search results

Components of the Literature Review

The literature review is a critical step in the research process.  It provides the opportunity to review and evaluate existing (published) literature in the field that you are working in.  This review should
(1) reference relevant research
(2) make connections to your own work
3) position yourself and your work within the field. 

​There are two important parts of the literature review process:

Descriptive/reporting (catalog)
  • Describe what happened
  • What the authors found/did
  • An account of the topic

Interpretive/critical (dialogue)
  • Asks and answers questions
  • Analyses, explains and interprets the information
  • Synthesizes information to develop a new point of view

Language to use

​…tells us that…
…suggests that….
…which suggests the need for…
…which is significant in that…
…meaning that…
…illustrating the need for…
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​Literature Review Checklist

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Check out this video for a more thorough description of the literature review process... 
​You may see some familiar images!

  • Projects
    • Environment Box
    • Passive Refrigeration
    • Water Cooling
    • Fog Catching
    • Roof Geometries
    • Optimal Insulation
    • Cooler Windcatcher
    • Green Machine
    • Mitigating Humidity
    • Convective Air Flow
    • Styrene Reuse
    • Thermal Reflection
    • ETFE Rigidification
    • Phase Change Materials
    • Polar Reflection
    • Cavity Depth Variation
    • Vapor Permeability
    • Algae Facade
    • Moisture Buffering
    • Engineered Geometries
    • Recycled Desiccant Materials
    • Living Wall
    • Solar Shading Facades
    • SHADESin.reACTION
    • Low-Fab Dehumidification
    • Breathing Wall
    • Urban Heat Island
    • Acoustical Design
    • Latent Heat of PCM's
    • Insulative Qualities of Air
  • About
  • Lectures
    • Building Science Basics I
    • Building Science Basics II
    • Research & Literature Review
    • Scales of Fabrication
    • Electronics
    • Methodology
    • Graphical Excellence
    • Moving Graphics
  • Assignments
    • 1: Research Proposal
    • 2: Prototype
    • 3: Data
    • 4: Design Proposal
    • Presentation & Paper
  • Workshops
    • Thermal Scavenger Hunt
    • Balance Point Game
    • Advanced Shop Training
    • Basic Electronics
    • Advanced Electronics
    • Excel & Illustrator
    • Data Visualization
    • Videos
    • Animations
  • Syllabus
  • Resources