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.
• 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
• 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
(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…
…suggests that….
…which suggests the need for…
…which is significant in that…
…meaning that…
…illustrating the need for…
Literature Review Checklist
