Have trouble with the "how to" part of your research and writing. We have books for that in the library!
Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review
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Research and Evaluation for Busy Practitioners
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The Literature Review: a Step-by-Step Guide for Students
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Writing your UPD capstone may be a larger research writing project than you have undertaken in the past. It can be intimidating, but there are many sources in the Library & on Campus to help you!
Still trying to wrap your head around the idea of a literature review? Check out these sources:
The Literature review is an important part of a dissertation or thesis. Looking at dissertations & theses in your area of study can help by giving concrete, real world examples of a literature review. Use the SLU Libraries database Dissertations & Theses to find dissertations from all over the U.S. in every discipline.
Look backward.
What sources has a particular author cited?
Look forward.
What authors have cited a particular source?
The following tools will help you find out both!
1990-present. Brings together Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and the newer Emerging Sources Citation Index. Search thousands of research journals by topic or do a Cited Reference search.
