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Doing Your Literature Review Jill Jesson

Doing Your Literature Review By Jill Jesson

Doing Your Literature Review by Jill Jesson


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Guiding students through the process of writing both traditional and systematic literature reviews, this book tackles an area that is an integral part of doing research, yet is often overlooked by other methods texts.

Doing Your Literature Review Summary

Doing Your Literature Review: Traditional and Systematic Techniques by Jill Jesson

The literature review is a compulsory part of research and, increasingly, may form the whole of a student research project. This highly accessible book guides students through the production of either a traditional or a systematic literature review, clearly explaining the difference between the two types of review, the advantages and disadvantages of both, and the skills needed. It gives practical advice on reading and organising relevant literature and critically assessing the reviewed field.

Contents include:
  • using libraries and the internet
  • note making
  • presentation
  • critical analysis
  • referencing, plagiarism and copyright.

This book will be relevant to students from any discipline. It includes contributions from two lecturers who have many years experience of teaching research methods and the supervision of postgraduate research dissertations and a librarian, each offering expert advice on either the creation and assessment of literature reviews or the process of searching for information. The book also highlights the increasing importance for many disciplines of the systematic review methodology and discusses some of the specific challenges which it brings.

Jill K. Jesson has worked with multi-disciplinary research teams within the Aston School of Pharmacy, Aston Business School and with M-E-L Research, an independent public services research consultancy. She has now left Aston University and is working as a Consultant.

Lydia Matheson is an Information Specialist working for Library & Information Services at Aston University.

Fiona M. Lacey is an academic pharmacist, a member of the pharmacy practice teaching group in the School of Pharmacy, and Associate Dean in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston.

Doing Your Literature Review Reviews

'Tasks, tips, examples, figures and summaries in each chapter give the book a self-guided feel appropriate in a textbook, and the language is rarely arcane. Four useful appendices and a fine index complete the work. Overall, this is a sound guide for the absolute neophyte in how to create useable literature reviews. Part 2 is especially recommended as a good discussion of the ways and means of writing reviews. The work is useful for students at most levels, and for those who teach research methods and want a clear guide for literature reviews for their reading lists' -
G. E. Gorman
Online Information Review

'The main strength lies in the book's practical nature. The authors place great emphasis on the importance of proper searching techniques and encourage the use of specialist librarians. Chapters on reading and note-taking skills contain useful detail often missing from similar books - such as which bits of an article to read first, and how to make and store relevant notes that will be usable later. The examples of how to improve specific passages of writing are very valuable.' -- Jenni Brooks
The book does what it promises: it is an accessible and practical book, which many researchers can benefit from to improve their literature reviews. -- Willemijn Krebbekx, Universiteit van Amsterdam

About Jill Jesson

Jill Jesson entered higher education as a mature student. She won a First Class Honours BSc in Behavioural Science, and in 1988 was awarded her PhD for a pioneering doctoral thesis on black businesses, both from Aston University. Since then she has worked with multi-disciplinary research teams within the Aston School of Pharmacy, Aston Business School and with M-E-L Research, an independent public services research consultancy. Her publications cover community pharmacy practice, public health and social care. Her special interest in literature review and the idea for this book developed as a result of teaching applied research to pharmacy undergraduates and Business School Masters students. Lydia Matheson is an Information Specialist working for Library & Information Services at Aston University. She undertook her BA Honours in English at York University and her PG Diploma in Librarianship at the University of Central England. Her current role includes supporting business school students and developing the library's online learning module for staff and students. She is currently Secretary of the Business Librarians Association and a member of CILIP. Before 2002, she worked on Stories from the Web for Birmingham Libraries and the SENCO Electronic Communications Project for the National Council for Educational Technology. Fiona M. Lacey is a Glasgow native and graduate in Pharmacy, from Strathclyde University. She has been a registered pharmacist since 1982, practicing mainly in community pharmacy. Following a PhD in pharmacology, she gained post doctoral experience of R&D as a laboratory scientist in a UK-based multinational pharmaceutical company. She has been at Aston University since 1997, where she has taught various scientific and professional aspects of Pharmacy to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her interest in literature review and the systematic review came through years of supervising student research projects. She is currently Associate Dean in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University.

Table of Contents

Introduction Who is this book for? How is this book different? The rationale and history behind the contributions from a researcher and from an information specialist Features of the book Layout of the book PART ONE: GETTING INFORMATION Preliminaries What is a literature review? Terminology used in this book Different styles of review Two styles or approaches A critical approach Knowledge and literature Why and when will you need to review the literature? The research question and the literature review What is appropriate literature? Choosing which style of review: a traditional narrative review or a systematic review Project management Searching for Information Introduction Develop online searches by identifying key words and creating a search record The range of information sources available for complex searches. What do you need from a resource to make it appropriate for locating journal articles for your review? Reading Skills Introduction Be analytical in your reading Where to start Reading techniques - scan, skim and understand Reading different types of material Grey literature: non academic sources and policy reports Recording and note making From Making Notes to Writing Introduction Note-making From notes to writing Writing - critical writing and types of argument Making a value judgment and bias PART TWO: USING INFORMATION The Traditional Review Overview of the debate Types of review: critical, conceptual state of the art, expert and scoping Draw up an analytical framework - how to sort the material Moving to analysis and synthesis The presentation of your review Summarizing the gap - dare to have an opinion. Writing up Your Review Overview A short summary A self-standing review Abstract, executive summary and annotated bibliography Writing the review Key words or phrases to help you move from stage 1 to stage 2 The 'so what' question, originality and making a value judgment The Systematic Review Overview Definitions Development of the review protocol Formulating the review question Documenting your progress Locating studies and sources of information Selecting studies: inclusion and exclusion criteria Appraisal - assessing the quality of research Data extraction Synthesis, drawing conclusions, what the review shows Evolving formats of systematic review Meta- Analysis Overview What is meta-analysis? Can I use meta-analysis to summarise the results of my systematic review? Undertaking your meta-analysis Displaying the results of a meta-analysis Is your meta-analysis free from bias? Performing a sensitivity analysis Referencing and Plagiarism Introduction Why is referencing important? What do you need to reference? How many references should I provide? When and how to reference Referencing systems Where to find citation information you need Plagiarism Copyright Conclusion Summary Appendices Appendix 1: Further reading Appendix 2: Critical review checklist Appendix 3: Systematic review online resources Appendix 4: Resources for meta-analysis Glossary

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GOR004553373
9781848601543
1848601549
Doing Your Literature Review: Traditional and Systematic Techniques by Jill Jesson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Ltd
20110228
192
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