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Library Tips for the Literature Review

Walden University Library. Library Tips for the Literature Review. Welcome. Your hosts Michelle Hajder Susan Stekel QUESTIONS? Enter questions in the GoToWebinar control panel We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session. 2. GoToWebinar Control Panel. 3. Agenda.

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Library Tips for the Literature Review

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  1. Walden University Library Library Tips for the Literature Review

  2. Welcome • Your hosts • Michelle Hajder • Susan Stekel • QUESTIONS? • Enter questions in the GoToWebinar control panel • We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session 2

  3. GoToWebinar Control Panel 3

  4. Agenda • Concepts to make the literature review easier • Scope and purpose • Being “Grounded in the Literature • Hook and Anchor • Modeling other doctoral studies and dissertations

  5. Agenda • Getting organized: the Search Log • Comprehensive Searching • Search Log reprise • Subject specific databases • Going beyond Walden full text • Google Scholar • Citation Chaining • Google Scholar

  6. Scope and Purpose • Literature review “makes a case” for your personal doctoral study project • Robust research questions are grounded in the literature 6

  7. Scope and Purpose • Refer to resources from the Office of Student Research Support: • Doctoral Study Modeling • Prospectus/Chair Request Form • Doctoral Study Rubric 7

  8. “DO NOT, again DO NOT try to create a problem statement out of thin air” • What does this mean? • First, read the literature in your general area of interest • Then refine a problem statement that follows from what you read in the literature

  9. Example Scenario: What to Avoid • Deciding on a problem statement (say, from personal experience) before reviewing the literature is dangerous and can lead to difficult research/writing • Example Scenario: • A DBA student may happen to work at a company that just had to lay off several of their CPAs.

  10. Example Scenario: What to Avoid • From this experience, the DBA student may assume that there are not enough jobs for CPAs in the United States. • The student now comes to the Walden Library and asks “Hey, can you find me some statistics that prove that there are more CPAs than there are CPA jobs?”

  11. Example Scenario: What to Avoid • This is a scary question! • Questions that come to mind: • How do you know that X is true if you don’t have a stats or a source to prove X yet? • What if we find overwhelming evidence that the opposite of X is actually true?

  12. Example Scenario: What to Avoid • On a practical note, trying to find specific proof for a specific need can be time consuming… • …and again, what do you do when the info that you do find isn’t showing what you “want” • …lastly, if there’s no prior research, it will make for a poor doctoral study, even if it is a really good question or problem.

  13. The Ideal Path • Identify your general area of interest • Read a wide variety of literature discussing your general area of interest and: • Keep an eye out for statistics or facts which you discover as you read that surprise, excite or shock you. This is the best way to find your “hook”. • Carefully read the Conclusions, Discussions, and Implications for Future Research sections of articles. These are good places to find your “anchor” • Now you can develop a research question based in the literature.

  14. View previous Doctoral Studies • From the Library home page… • Research Databases • Dissertations • Connect to Walden Dissertations • Search by “D.B.A.” in “Degree” • Read the TOC, Problem Statement; Skim Section 1

  15. Plan and Organize Planning and organization are key! Develop a log or journal to keep track of your library searches 15

  16. Sample Research Notes 16

  17. Comprehensive Searching Library Search Log Know and explore multiple sources Subject specific databases Going beyond Walden full-text 17

  18. Google Scholar Can help with comprehensive searching, finding government and NGO documents Can link up to full text @ Walden! Be aware of the limits! Not always peer-reviewed Not always full-text 18

  19. Citation Chaining • One good source can lead to others • Bibliography mining • Who cited whom? • Library tools for citations • Citation links in the databases • Google Scholar 19

  20. Summary • Get comfortable with the scope, requirements, and purpose • Keep a library research log • Explore many possible sources • Multiple databases; FT limit off • Citation chaining • Review your research, plan the next round 20

  21. Questions?

  22. ASK – A – LIBRARIAN 800-930-0914 Thank you!

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