Developing a strong social media presence is an effective way to communicate research to a wide audience. The session will cover the different platforms and applications researchers can use, as well as advice on audiences, strategies for engagement and digital best practice.
Wed 19 April 2023, 2:30-3:30 PM
This guide provides new HDR students with a starting point for commencing their literature search.
The guide will:
Complete a Request Research Advice form to get help from a librarian or academic skills advisor.
Broadly defined, a literature review is an analysis of the scholarly writings (the literature) which are relevant to your research topic. It usually forms the foundation of a research project (whether this is a research proposal, thesis, dissertation or a journal article) as it provides the context for your research.
The overall purpose of a literature review is to:
A literature review analyses relevant sources critically. It does not simply summarise different sources. It also needs to evaluate the literature. As such, a literature review differs from an annotated bibliography as it does not constitute a list of summaries of relevant sources.
The module will explore key resources to use when literature searching, and the features of developing an effective search strategy. There are learning activities throughout this module to help you with some practical searching.
Access the Strategies and Resources for Searching the Literature module.
If you are doing a Systematic Review then see the module Conducting a Systematic Review.