Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Refworks
5 Feb 2017
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Page 64-75 their studies: it helps narrow down a broad topic by showing you how others conducted. Chapter four: reviewing the scholarly literature and planning a study. Reading the (cid:494)literature(cid:495), or studies about a topic can help by: informs you about the (cid:498)state of knowledge(cid:499) on a topic looks like its major parts, its form, and its style of writing. How to find research literature: books, periodicals, scholarly journals. Citation details of a scholarly journal article(cid:495)s location that help people find it quickly. Abstract a term with 2 meanings in literature reviews: a short summary of a scholarly. Useful for locating a source and referencing it properly. Refworks (website that does your bibliography for you) How to conduct a systematic literature review: define and refine a topic, design a search strategy, locate research reports, taking notes, writing the review.
