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.
Excellent book which addresses clearly the steps and principles of systematic lit review. This book should be on every PG and PG students' reading list!
We plan to recommend this text for students who are using literature review as the main methodology in their dissertation studies.
I found this book particularly useful and comprehensive as well as easy to digest. The concepts were clear and entailed fluid explanations.
Went for a book specifically on systematic reviews instead.
A very easy to understand text that will be very useful for any first time researcher undertaking their first literature review. I will be recommending this to my students.
This is a easy book to read with good clear advice on how & why to do your literature review
The book is easy to read and understand. Good for students to use as a step by step guidebook in constructing their literature reviews.
The writing of literature reviews is now a common practice for students at all levels and this text provides a useful, practical resource that learners find easy to apply.
Excellent, clearly written with plenty of examples for what can often be a dry subject area. Will be an essential read.
This book has now been placed on our recommended list for the third year U/G dissertation students. I am also recommending post-graduate students - a very valuable resource.
