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Literature Reviews

This guide introduces the basics of how to conduct a variety of literature reviews.

Review References

  1. Search and collect relevant citations
  2. Examine and review (screen) the articles
  3. Use Interlibrary Loan for any articles without full-text access
  4. Choose works relevant to your research goal and topic
    1. You should include articles that support a variety of viewpoints and address disagreements and controversies around a research topic
  5. Take notes on each reference you keep. Consider using an excel spreadsheet or other standardized way of summarizing information from each article. We recommend using your Citation Manager - see below.
  6. Cite the works using an appropriate citation style
    1. See the Academic Writing Resources Guide for help on how to cite your sources

Adapted from Research & Learning Services, Olin Library, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, USA
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography

LibKey Nomad

LibKey Nomad is a helpful browser extension that will connect your browser to the ATSU library, and let you know if you have full-text access to articles, even if you are not using a library database.

This means that if you are searching public sites like PubMed or Google Scholar, or find yourself on the website for a specific journal or article, you can get immediate full-text access without having to search in the library catalog.

If the library cannot provide full text access, LibKey Nomad will help you submit and ILL request in just one click.

Interlibrary Loan

Just because the library doesn't own a book or doesn't subscribe to a particular journal doesn't mean you have to pay for it! You can use our free interlibrary loan service to get access to articles, books, and book chapters you need for your studies and research.

To get articles via interlibrary loan, fill out our Ask-A-Librarian form with the citation info for the article(s) you need. The articles you request will typically be emailed to you within 2 business days, but may take up to 10 days for complex requests or hard-to-find material. If you are requesting a book, you can follow the same process and pick up the book in the library at our MO and AZ campuses.

If you are using Still OneSearch to find articles, you will see a "Request this item through interlibrary loan" button below articles we don't subscribe to. Simply click this button and a form will autofill with the article information so you can easily request it. Similarly, if you have the LibKey Nomad extension in your browser, it will direct you to our ILL form whenever you are viewing an article we don't subscribe to.

Remember: you never have to pay for an article.