1. Humanities
Information Skills
PGR Module
SESSION ONE:
STARTING YOUR LITERATURE
REVIEW
HELEN DOBSON
STEPHEN PEARSON

2. Module Outline
1. Starting your literature review
(beginning your search)
2. Finding information for your research
(exploring databases further)
3. Introduction to EndNote XI
(managing your references)
4. Dissemination
(publicising & publishing your research)
5. Current awareness
(keeping up to date with research in your area)

3. Exercise One
1.
What is a literature review?
2.
Why is a literature review important?

4. Exercise Two
1. Find your library subject webpage(s)
2. Read about the recommended databases
3. Note down the names of 3 databases that
look useful for your research

5. Search Strategy Grids

6. Search Strategy Grids

7. Search Strategy Grids

8. Search Strategy Grids

9. Search Strategy Grids

10. Search Strategy Grids

11. Search Strategy Grids

12. Search Strategy Grids

13. Search Strategy Grids

14. Exercise Three
1. Try to complete the two incomplete
search strategy grids provided
2. Start to construct a search strategy
grid for your own research topic

15. Thank you
HELEN DOBSON
(HELEN.J.DOBSON@MANCHESTER.AC.UK)
STEPHEN PEARSON
(STEPHEN.PEARSON@MANCHESTER.AC.UK )