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=Efficient Ways to Find Sources (Literature Review) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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Pick the best, more (likely) reliable sources. Start with general and then get very specific.


 * See Gelman keywords approach (obscure words)
 * Encyclopedias (Wikipedia)
 * Glossaries (?)
 * Reliable dictionaries if used
 * Databases and vendors that have the journals respected by the faculty
 * Reviews of literature (Bibliographc Reviews)
 * Trace back to earliest works
 * Following bibiographies to seminal works
 * Authors
 * Parallel areas for ideas
 * Ask advisors how they scan the literature.

Comments on the Web: TBD

This might where the search graphic goes ( Check_C )

How do you decide if the journal is good? How do you decide if the article is good?
 * In academia, Journal Impact Factor (proprietary tool))
 * Percentage of submissions
 * One with structured abstracts
 * Title
 * Abstract: Structured, clarity, key words
 * Substance (See Patrice's literature review priorization approach - Reference Relevance Tool)
 * (Often: 2nd to last paragraph in introduction) - Contribution
 * Methods:
 * Data sources (where and how)
 * Methods use to determine data to use
 * Conclusions
 * Maybe the authors as gain familiary with the material

Course examples, not necessarily great, Students try and fit their research into that mold, which may not be best.


 * Sources**
 * Dr. Joseph Barbera, EMSE 8000, Spring 2011 Lectures

Contributors: Sisson