Doing Your Literature Review
Traditional and Systematic Techniques
- Jill Jesson - Aston University, UK
- Lydia Matheson - Aston University, UK
- Fiona M Lacey - Aston University, UK
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.
Good material for Literature Review. It is very good for Masters Degree Students and PhD Early Stage students
Excellent resource - clearly outlines the differences between narrative and systematic reviews.
Excellent source of info for anyone undertaking a substantial piece of research
The book is very suitable for social science undergraduate students and as part of a research methods module. The language used is simple and it covers all the issues students need to know about at this stage of their education. However, it tends to be a bit repetitive so some restructuring of its content would have been useful. A good book overall covering a gap in the availability of such type of sources.
Literature reviews are becoming increasingly important given the extensive research being reported. Appreciating both how to construct and critique literature reviews is important for research students. This text is a useful contribution to the area.
Recommending for Osteopathy students undertaking literature reviews for BSc
This is a very useful book for my social work students, who all have to do a literature review for their dissertation. It is clearly written and well set out.
Very good book. Not many books out there address the issue of literature review like this one. I liked it and I am sure my research students will find it useful.
An excellent book which is well written and useful for students at varying levels. A well structured book which you can dip in and out of. Useful explanations of the differences between traditional and systematic review techniques. Some excellent examples of reviews. I also found the examples of 'signalling words' extreemley useful. Useful tips for 'writing up reviews' and websites given for further information. Well recommended to PGCE, degree or masters level students in any discipline. An excellent read!
I loved this book! Found it really helpful in developing a course for my students. However, for our purposes [international students] a more practical text, combining theory with practice, would be optimal. I recommended it to a few students who have bought personal copies for their own development.
