M4: Sources & Literature

Question 1

What are the 5 components of
information literacy?

Answer 1

Question 2

Research Flow Chart

Answer 2

Question 3

What qualities make for a good research topic?

Answer 3

• Specificity
• Topics will evolve – be flexible!
• Topics build on what we already know and on what you can find out

– Good questions/topics are informed by previous research: past literature

Question 4

When are you able to use AI?

Answer 4

sike you can always use it

Question 5

How should you approach a research topic?

Answer 5

Come to grips with the literature in your topic area

• Common place to start is a ‘handbook’ or textbook
• Conference abstracts to identify areas of interest

Not sufficient for a lit review, they are a place to start

• Review articles
  – Literature reviews, meta-analyses, systematic reviews

Question 6

What should you keep track of when developing an area of interest? (3)

Answer 6

– Key words
– Authors
– Articles

Question 7

What are good ways of
Finding Literature in your Area?

Answer 7

1. Google (scholar)
2. Library Journal Search

Question 8

How should you use Library Journal Search?

Answer 8

• Use specific information
• Need to know details of the article you are searching for
• Can check for ’peer-reviewed’ status

Question 9

What does it mean to Find a “Gap”?

Answer 9

• Identify a topic
• Read empirical literature & find a “gap” of missing knowledge
• You might have a good question, but someone else might have had it first!

Question 10

What does it mean for an article to be
peer reviewed?

Answer 10