4.2: Introduction

IntroductionIntroduction The start of a research article providing background information and an overview of the research presented in the article.

In this lesson, you will learn about the role the literature reviewLiterature Review The process of summarizing, synthesizing and/or critiquing literature around a specific topic/idea. This work can help a researcher understand what has happened before and also how past research intersects and or diverges from other research. A literature review can be a full-length manuscript or a subsection within a larger research article. plays in Library and Information ScienceLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. (LISLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings.) research, both as a resource for learning and for communicating your own research. You will examine multiple types of literature reviews and determine the use of identifying a “gap” in literature.

Additionally, you will explore ways to search for research to include in your literature review and walk through a resource for organizing your research.

There are multiple ways to approach a literature review and over time, you’ll figure out your preferred flow as you gain more experience. This lesson will provide general guidelines to get you started.

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