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Today
● Introduction● The literature review● Literature search tools
○ Databases○ Zotero
● Search strategies● Accessing articles, books, and other resources● Citing● Getting help
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The literature review
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The literature review
“The literature review is a written overview of major writings and other sources on a selected topic. Sources covered in the review may include scholarly journal articles, books, government reports, Web sites, etc. The literature review provides a description, summary and evaluation of each source. It is usually presented as a distinct section of a graduate thesis or dissertation.”
https://library.concordia.ca/help/writing/literature-review.php
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Why do a literature review?
● To become more knowledgeable● Demonstrate your knowledge● Identify key researchers, publications, and methodologies● Identify holes in knowledge● Identify keywords/subject vocabulary● Helps to delimit the research problem● Avoid areas already investigated
Justus J. Randolph. “A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Literature Review” Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation 14.13, 2009.
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Literature search tools: databases
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How to find and access literature search tools
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Engineering & Computer Science Subject Guide
● Links to databases, books, ebooks, data, standards, technical reports, etc.
● Handbooks, encyclopedias, and dictionaries ● Course and project guides● Writing and citation guides (IEEE, Zotero)● Librarian contact information
From library website:Help & How-To -> Subject & course guides -> Engineering & Computer Science
https://www.concordia.ca/library/guides/encs.html
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Literature databases1. Bibliographic databases (citations + abstracts)
INSPEC & Compendex (Engineering Village)2. Full-text databases & publisher databases
IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library3. Citation databases
Web of Science, Scopus4. Search engines
Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar5. Format-specific databases
Proquest Dissertation & Theses6. Open access repositories - full contents, free to all, no paywall
Spectrum (Concordia), arXiv
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How to find and access research?
Engineering Village(Compendex + INSPEC)
Library catalogue IEEE Xplore
Google Scholar
Repositories (e.g. arXiv, Spectrum)
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Google Scholar
Set up “Library Links” to add Find it! @ Concordia button to Google Scholar results: https://library.concordia.ca/find/google-scholar.php
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Unpaywall● Chrome/Firefox extension that will
check paywalled articles against database of 24 million+ open access articles in respositories like arXiv and Spectrum to see if there is a free, legal, non-paywalled version of the article
● Big timesaver!
https://unpaywall.org/
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Literature search tools:
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What is Zotero?Google Scholar search results
article from the Compendex DB
book from library catalogue
conference paper from IEEE Xplore DB
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Zotero gives you this
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Zotero setup
https://library.concordia.ca/help/citing/zotero/index.php
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Search strategies
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Forming search strategies
Choose a topic to research.
Write a question, which is clear, does not have an obvious answer, and requires analysis and research.
Identify important terms, concepts, keywords for your search strategy. For example:How does electronic waste recycling affect citizens living in Guiyu, China?
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No results from over 22 million records?!?
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Identify key concepts
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Need for synonyms and related terms
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Need for synonyms and related terms
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Using the Thesaurus to find synonyms
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Creating a search strategy
How does electronic waste recycling affect citizens living in Guiyu, China?
Simple
Concept 1 AND Concept 2
Concept 1 AND Synonym 2
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Creating a search strategy
How does electronic waste recycling affect citizens living in Guiyu, China?
Advanced
Concept 1 OR Synonym
AND Concept 2 OR Synonym
AND Concept 3 OR Synonym
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Creating a search strategy
Search tip: truncations!
recycling = recycling
recycl* = recycle OR recycled OR recycling
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Creating a search strategy
Search tip: quotation marks!
electronic waste = electronic AND waste
“electronic waste” = phrase search
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Creating a search strategyHow does electronic waste recycling affect citizens living in Guiyu, China?
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RECAP: Finding what you want in a database
(recall)
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RECAP: Finding what you want in a database
(precision)
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RECAP: Finding what you want in a database
(staying on target while broadening the search)
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Accessing articles, books, and other resources
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I found an article I want in (e.g.) Compendex.How do I get access to the full text?
1. Look for Full text or PDF button, if one exists.
2. Look for Find it @ Concordia button
3. Request a copy through Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO)
4. Ask a Librarian if you need help!
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Accessing resources outside Concordia
What if Concordia doesn’t have what you want and you can’t find it on the Web?
● BCI cardhttps://library.concordia.ca/find/bci-card.php
● Interlibrary loan (COLOMBO)https://library.concordia.ca/find/interlibrary-loans/
● Suggest a purchasehttps://library.concordia.ca/find/suggest-a-purchase.php
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Citing sources
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Citing: General information
See ENCS Subject Guide for information on citing and IEEE citation style
What do you need to cite?
● Any text you quote from another document, website, book, etc.● Paraphrasing someone’s words or ideas● Images, graphs, etc.
It is always better to err on the side of caution and to cite the source of any information you use in your writing.
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Citing: Creating a bibliography
● Keeps track of your sources
● Creates your bibliographies for you in IEEE (or Chicago, etc.) style
● Easily insert citations while you’re writing
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Getting help● In person at the Ask Us! desk (Webster) or Reference desk (Vanier)● Subject guide● Online chat
Zotero E-mail us: [email protected]
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Questions?