Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper | 
| Author: Arlene Fink
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
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Edition: 2nd
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Pages: 264
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ISBN: 141290904X
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.42
EAN: 9781412909044
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Publication Date: November 17, 2004
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“This is a great book for students, both for classroom use and to keep on their bookshelves once they graduate.”
-Gale Spencer, Binghamton University Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Second Edition shows readers how to identify, interpret, and analyze published and unpublished research literature. Through the use of checklists, case examples, and exercises, author Arlene Fink unravels the intricacies of • Selecting questions to maximize the efficiency of the review
• Identifying subject headings and key words for electronic searches
• Identifying the most appropriate databases, including supplementing computer and Web-based searches
• Dealing with unpublished studies
• Setting inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Justifying methods for reviewing only the “highest quality” literature
• Preparing a structured literature abstraction form
• Ensuring the reliability and validity of the review
• Synthesizing and reporting results
• Conducting and evaluating descriptive literature reviews
• How to understand and evaluate the principles of meta-analysis New to the Second Edition: • Flow diagrams to assist the reader in linking each step of the review to the contents of each chapter
• New references and other online resources, including links to online literature reviews and meta-analyses
• Guidance in choosing online public and private bibliographic databases for literature reviews
• Tips for searching the web for research information The text also discusses the use of Boolean operators for simple and advanced searches and shows readers how to use bibliographic software to organize literature reviews and search “The Virtual File Cabinet.” It also describes how to synthesize the literature as a stand-alone report or as a component of a paper or proposal. This book is intended for anyone wants to research social, health, educational, and business issues. It is ideal for students, researchers, marketers, planners, and policymakers who design and manage public and private agencies, conduct research studies, and prepare strategic plans and grant proposals. Praise for the First Edition "There is finally a book available that removes the mystery and guesswork from doing literature reviews. This is especially important for both graduate and undergraduate levels if you are asking the students to make judgments about the quality and applicability of articles they may read. This book is not only timely but also a valuable way to help students evaluate articles they find on the Internet."
-Anita VanBrackle, Kennesaw State University (20050701)
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Useful, well-organized, succinct February 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As part of my educational requirements, I was required to write a literature review. While I understood what that meant, the nuts and bolts of doing so was overwhelming to me. Thankfully, I found this title on Amazon. I found this book to be incredibly useful in writing my literature review. What seemed to be the most important factor was that this book lays out a step-by-step plan in writing the review, and what exactly must be done. Additionally, the book de-mystifies the idiosyncrasies of writing style when writing one of these. I firmly think that if I had not found this title, I would have had a much more difficult time writing my review. Highly recommended!
An informative guide to identifying, interpreting, and analyzing published and unpublished research literature July 4, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Now in its second edition, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From The Internet To Paper is an informative guide to identifying, interpreting, and analyzing published and unpublished research literature. Checklists, sample cases, exercises and more illustrate the intricate difficulties and useful methodologies for selecting questions that will make the review most effective, identifying the most appropriate databases, setting inclusion and exclusion criteria, conducting and evaluating descriptive literature reviews, and more. The second edition offers new features including tips for searching the web for research information, flow diagrams to aid the reader in applying each step of the review, new references and other online resources. A scholarly and extremely practical guide especially for students and professionals in need of a strict process to sift through the dross and find the hidden gold within the information highway.
An informative guide to identifying, interpreting, and analyzing published and unpublished research literature July 4, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Now in its second edition, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From The Internet To Paper is an informative guide to identifying, interpreting, and analyzing published and unpublished research literature. Checklists, sample cases, exercises and more illustrate the intricate difficulties and useful methodologies for selecting questions that will make the review most effective, identifying the most appropriate databases, setting inclusion and exclusion criteria, conducting and evaluating descriptive literature reviews, and more. The second edition offers new features including tips for searching the web for research information, flow diagrams to aid the reader in applying each step of the review, new references and other online resources. A scholarly and extremely practical guide especially for students and professionals in need of a strict process to sift through the dross and find the hidden gold within the information highway.
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