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KCDCC. DECO3008. Searching the Research Literature. Fekete A. (2008). INFO4990: Information Technology Research Methods, Searching in the Research Literature http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~info4990/2007s1/lectures/LiteratureSearch.pdf. KCDCC. Why?. “If I have seen further,
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KCDCC DECO3008 Searching the Research Literature Fekete A. (2008). INFO4990: Information Technology Research Methods, Searching in the Research Literature http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~info4990/2007s1/lectures/LiteratureSearch.pdf
KCDCC Why? “If I have seen further, it is only because I have stood on the shoulders of giants” attributed to Sir Isaac Newton
KCDCC so as not to repeat what exists Why?
KCDCC Why? • demonstrate that you know field • justifies your research • how work differs from previous work • how work connects to previous work
KCDCC The Literature • helps in finding research problem • identify gap in knowledge • can help solve a problem • help find a method • provide quotable evidence • demonstrates importance e.g. “our performance is better than [Cite]”
KCDCC Reading the Literature • keep annotated bibliography • complete incl pages and dates • detailed notes on each work • use original sources • don’t rely on second hand summaries
KCDCC Referencing • use tools • e.g. EndNote • be accurate • precisely as in published paper • title – author • don’t abbreviate etc • use standard formats • e.g. APA
KCDCC Getting a Paper • libraries • inter-library • ask Librarian • from author • online • Online catalogues • Publisher’s site • Google Scholar • Citeseer (scientific) • just Google
KCDCC Web References • for work only on Web • as distinct from finding a copy on the Web • referencing • URL • date accessed (Web information can change) • author, title
KCDCC Finding Papers • supervisor • will point you to some • searching • by topic • links from references • asking in community • community publications
KCDCC Communities • targeting work • work should be targeted at a community • decide on community • look at authors • find their websites • look at their students • current projects • conference / journals • especially recent
KCDCC Referencing Styles “To understand the underlying elements of design creativity, researchers concerned about design and cognitive processes have analyzed design processes under various experimental conditions (Goldschmidt, 1991; Finke et al., 1992; Goel, 1995; Cross, 1997; Kavakli and Gero, 2001; Van der Lugt, 2001; Badke-Schaub, 2004; Bonnardel and Marmeche, 2004, 2005; Goldschmidt and Tatsa, 2005; Kvan and Gao, 2006).” References … Bonnardel, N. and Marmeche, E. (2004). Evocation processes by novice and expert designers: towards stimulating analogical thinking, Creativity and Innovation management, 13(3):176-186. Bonnardel, N. and Marmeche, E. (2005). … Cross, N. (1997)…. Finke, R. A., Ward, T. B. and Smith, S. M. (1992). Creative cognition: theory, research, and application, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Goel, V. (1995). … Kvan, T. and Gao, S. (2006). A comparative study of problem framing in multiple settings, in Proceedings of Design Computing and Cognition ’06, J.S. Gero (ed.), Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp.245-263.
KCDCC Referencing Styles “To understand the underlying elements of design creativity, researchers concerned about design and cognitive processes have analyzed design processes under various experimental conditions1-11.” References 1. Goldschmidt, G. (1991). The dialectics of sketching, Creative Research Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp.122-143. 2. Finke, R. A., Ward, T. B. and Smith, S. M. (1992). Creative cognition: theory, research, and application, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. 3. Goel, V. (1995). … 4. Cross, N. (1997)…. 5. Kavakli, M. and Gero, J.S.(2001). … 6. Van der Lugt, R. (2001). Sketching in design idea generation meetings, PhD Thesis, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. 7. Badke-Schaub, P. (2004). 8. …