LITERATURE SURVEYConventional Methods & Recent

Trends Presented by :- ANAMIKA BANERJEE , 115217

LAYOUT OF PRESENTATION

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•INTRODUCTION

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•SIGNIFICANCE

3

•SEARCH STRATEGY

4

•SOURCES OF LITERATURE

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•REFERENCES

WHAT IS A LITERATURE SURVEY???

“A systematic and thorough search of all types of published literature as well as other sources including dissertation, theses in order to identify as many items as possible that are relevant to a particular topic .”

- GASH, 1989

SIGNIFICANCE OF LITERATURE SURVEY

To discover what information exists in our topic of interest.

To form a starting point for our own work.

To give scholarly authority to our work.

To make effective use of our time by focusing on appropriate resources.

To avoid duplication.

! BEWARE OF PLAGIARISM !!!

CARRYING OUT A LITERATURE SURVEY

LITERATURE SURVEY IS A TIME

CONSUMING AND

CUMBERSO-ME

PROCESS

GETTING STARTED…

FIRST, DEFINE THE TERMS

One Can Also Take The Help Of Online Available References and Dictionaries!!!

ALSO, ENCYCLOPAEDIAS

are one of the most important sources of gaining information. They cover areas such as physical properties, manufacturing processes, uses, economic, health and environmental issues.

SEARCH STRATEGY:SETTING LIMITS TO THE RESEARCH

How far back we want our research to go??? Avoid too long a time period.

Decide how widespread our search should be.

Eliminate the languages we don’t understand.

2012

GERMAN

CHINEESE ITALIAN FRENCH

TO1988

BE FLEXIBLE

Be prepared to be flexible as the search progresses, we might re- think the scope and terms of our research.

SOURCES OF LITERATURE

BOOKS

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

JOURNALSTHE INTERNET

SPECIALIST MATERIALS

BOOKS TEXTBOOKS

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIASHANDBOOKS

Basic understanding of topic

Topic overview / introduction / summary

Accessible writing style Authoritative

written by subject experts

specialist publishers Publication Delay

LIBRARYThe D.E.I. Central Library

now has about 1.5 lakh books on various subjects.

It subscribes to 180 journals of national and international repute, along with magazines and newspapers for general reading.

The library also houses rich reference Collection viz., Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Americana, Specific Subject Encyclopaedias and other reference material.

Central Library holdings also include dissertations, doctoral theses and project reports on various subjects.

LIBRARY CATALOGUEUse for finding books, e-books

(on line lib. Catalogue), journal titles, theses, conference proceedings

Not suitable for finding resources at item level – eg: journal articles or book chapters

If you know the book, search on author and title

Also search keywords

E- JOURNAL SERVICE AT CENTRAL LIBRARY

We can access full text databases of the popular international publishers and span through several journals of international repute.

JOURNALS Journals are vital source of up to date

research. They can also provide information on various specialized topics.

The journal in which the article appears identifies itself as a peer or refereed journal.

Articles are reviewed by an editorial or advisory board

Authors are affiliated with universities, colleges, or prestigious research centers

References are cited at the end of articles

SOME KNOWN JOURNALS

INTERNET SOURCES

The internet is widely used and readily accessible. It can provide practically instant information on most of the topics . Bear in mind that anyone can post

information on the Internet so the quality may not be reliable.The information you find may be intended for a general audience and is usually less detailed.

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Can search for books and articles

Can do an advanced search

Title links to abstracts and possible source of full text.Link to articles that cited the work& Link to Related articles

SPECIALIST MATERIALS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

These can be useful in providing the latest research, or research that has not been published.

They are also helpful in providing information about people in different research areas, and so can be helpful in tracking down other works by the same researcher.

GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE REPORTS: Many government departments and corporation commissions carry out research. Their published findings can provide a useful source of information, depending on our field of study.

ALSO,

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS: These can be useful sources of information. However there are disadvantages:

they can be difficult to obtain since they are not published, but are generally only available from the library or inter - library systems

the student who carried out the research may not be an experienced researcher and therefore we might have to treat their findings with more caution than published research. 

REFERENCES

Conducting Research – Dr. Rasha Salama Conducting a Literature Survey - Nola du

Toit http://services.unimelb.edu.au/

academicskills/reading/literature http://www.iris.ethz.ch/msrl/education/

iris_studies/pdf/literature_review.pdf http://openmed.nic.in/1175/01/

Literature_search.pdf http://www.dei.ac.in/SetupWeb/Central

%20Library/Online_Resources.htm Multiple purpose of a literature review –

Sarah Gash

THANK

YOU