Doing Your Literature Review: Traditional And Systematic Techniques - Softcover

Jesson, Jill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848601549 ISBN 13: 9781848601543

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This highly accessible book guides students through the production of either a traditional or a systematic literature review, clearly explaining the difference between the two types of review, the advantages and disadvantages of both, and the skills needed. It gives practical advice on reading and organizing relevant literature and critically assessing the reviewed field. Contents include using libraries and the internet, note making, presentation, critical analysis, and referencing, plagiarism, and copyright.

About this title

About the Author

Jill Jesson entered higher education as a mature student. She won a First Class Honours BSc in Behavioural Science, and in 1988 was awarded her PhD for a pioneering doctoral thesis on black businesses, both from Aston University. Since then she 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. Her publications cover community pharmacy practice, public health and social care. Her special interest in literature review and the idea for this book developed as a result of teaching applied research to pharmacy undergraduates and Business School Masters students.

Review

′Tasks, tips, examples, figures and summaries in each chapter give the book a "self-guided" feel appropriate in a textbook, and the language is rarely arcane. Four useful appendices and a fine index complete the work. Overall, this is a sound guide for the absolute neophyte in how to create useable literature reviews. Part 2 is especially recommended as a good discussion of the ways and means of writing reviews. The work is useful for students at most levels, and for those who teach research methods and want a clear guide for literature reviews for their reading lists′ -
G. E. Gorman
Online Information Review

′The main strength lies in the book′s practical nature. The authors place great emphasis on the importance of proper searching techniques and encourage the use of specialist librarians. Chapters on reading and note-taking skills contain useful detail often missing from similar books - such as which bits of an article to read first, and how to make and store relevant notes that will be usable later. The examples of how to improve specific passages of writing are very valuable.′ Author: Jenni Brooks Published On: 2013-10-30

The book does what it promises: it is an accessible and practical book, which many researchers can benefit from to improve their literature reviews. Author: Willemijn Krebbekx, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848601549
• ISBN 13: 9781848601543
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192