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Key points from today's OPD session Getting Started with the Literature Review with Dr Gordon Spark at UoD. Literature Review is to be analytical rather than descriptive Three fold - Content, Style and Structure. Structure being the key Don't simply show end product, but how idea came into being...take the engine apart.  Analysis...break something down into its constitutional parts Night view of the Pompidou Centre. Copyight of the Pompidou Centre. Photo by PH Migeat. What is a literature review? Reading around subject 2 stages - Process and Product (all material read and actually what's included eventually) Survey of the field e.g using a map as a metaphor > Map > Defined Boundaries > Territories not included > Where are the borders > Show broad contours > Specific Points of Interest. Define perameters Original Contribution - is really quite small. Doing something different. Critiquing the literature and what it doesn't do. Place...

The Complete Researcher Launchpad OPD training suggested that we book an appointment with the librarian at the university, to ensure that we were making the most of the resources and databases available. This was also recommended in Chris Hart's 'Doing a Literature Review' book too. I met with Iain Gillespie and had a full tour of the online Library and Learning Centre portal, the databases, plus a tour of the physical library at DJCAD. Notes: LLC portal > sign in > save searches or save enquiry > set up notifications to ensure I am up to date with recent publications etc To delete articles, searched items > unpin Use general search bar for journals, articles and keywords. Can also select the drop down menu at the end of the general search bar. 'I' selects the category when Inter Library loan can be found Use the large X inbetween the two arrows to exit For Endnote > save article to folder or pin to 'big pin' or 'export to Endn...

Some extracts from Chris Hart's Doing a Literature Search for future reference...

One of the OPD sessions I have booked onto is ' Getting Started with the Literature Review ' and I raised this in my supervisory meeting (no 2) this week. I decided to take the course as I am not sure what a literature review is. In my supervisory meeting Fraser also suggested reading   Doing a Literature Search Chris Hart (2001). About to start reading!