Succeeding with Your Literature Review by
This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review.
Writing Literature Reviews by
This useful guide educates students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects, theses, and dissertations. The authors provide numerous examples from published reviews that illustrate the guidelines discussed throughout the book. 　 New to the seventh edition: 　 Each chapter breaks down the larger holistic review of literature exercise into a series of smaller, manageable steps Practical instructions for navigating today's digital libraries Comprehensive discussions about digital tools, including bibliographic and plagiarism detection software Chapter activities that reflect the book's updated content New model literature reviews Online resources designed to help instructors plan and teach their courses (www.routledge.com/9780415315746).
There is a variety of tools you can use to locate possible instruments (surveys, questionnaires, scales, interview questions, etc.) for data collection. Some of these tools include research journal articles, dissertations, data collection repositories, databases, and books. Instruments that are mentioned in the Methods section of research articles are sometimes added as an appendix at the end of the article. Other times, you may have to contact the author of the article to find out if they will share a copy of the instrument with you. NOTE: Make sure to also ask for permission to adapt the instrument, as necessary, to fit your specific research needs.
If your project or assignment requires that you find a simple assessment instrument, survey, or evaluation tool, Measures for Clinical Practice and Research (see below) are a great resource. The assessment appears in full in these volumes.
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: Couples, Families, and Children by
One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provideguidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced.This first volume, focusing on measures for use with couples, families, and children, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the Rapid Assessment Inventories included herein. Volume I also contains descriptionsand reviews of each instrument, as well as information on how they were selected and how to administer and score them.This book is designed as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health. This fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischer's Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information forexisting instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine.Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: Adults by
One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provideguidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced.This second volume, focusing on measures for use with adults, whose conditions of concerns are not focused on family relationships or couple relationships, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the RapidAssessment Inventories included herein. Volume II also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument, as well as information on how they were selected and how to administer and score them.This book is designed as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health. This fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischer's Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information forexisting instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine.Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.
A literature review is an overview of the scholarly literature (books, journal articles) on a given topic. This part of your dissertation or thesis provides the reader with a sense that you have done a thorough survey of the literature to identify the key ideas and concepts central to your topic. The literature review is a mix of summary and critique. The following resources will help you navigate the process of developing a literature review.
There is a process by which the literature review is completed. The elements of the process include: 1) pre-search, 2) research, 3) writing, and 4) refining.
The pre-search process helps you get an idea of possible topics to explore.
The research process involves searching EBSCO and ProQuest, the NNU library, and accessing articles and book chapters from other libraries through interlibrary loan.
The writing process comes when you have collected the sources you have identified as being central to your thesis/hypothesis. This gives you time to read and re-read the sources to gain a deeper understanding of the content and how it applies to your thesis.
The refining process comes after you have written your draft and have read (or have had someone else read) your draft. This provides you with the opportunity to clarify your thesis and/or locate additional sources to help provide the foundation for your thesis.
The following three videos provide an overview of the literature review process. The second video addresses some common misconceptions and errors to avoid.
Zotero is a free, web-based citation management system. It will allow you to sync between devices, and to coordinate with your primary web browser so that you can add citations for sources from a variety of locations. The video playlist below will walk you through the download, installation, setup, and use of Zotero.
If you have questions about using Zotero, or getting Zotero to work on your device, please contact a librarian.