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At this point in the literature review process, you have:
Now comes one of the harder stages of the process, surveying and evaluating the literature. Most of us know how to survey the literature - read and understand the context of a topic - but evaluating the literature can be challenging if you haven't done it before.
Approach each source in three stages:
Here are key elements to note when summarizing, or surveying sources:
Here are some critical questions to ask when evaluating sources:
Notes on each source are invaluable and timesaving when you're finally writing your literature review. Here a couple of tips for making effective notes:
The books listed under the Resources tab contain many other strategies for effective note-taking.
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