Conducting Research Literature Reviews

Wisconsin Bookwatch, July, 2005

Conducting Research Literature Reviews

Arlene Fink

Sage Publications

2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218

www.sagepub.com

141290904X $37.95 1-800-818-7243

Now in its second edition, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From The Internet To Paper is an informative guide to identifying, interpreting, and analyzing published and unpublished research literature. Checklists, sample cases, exercises and more illustrate the intricate difficulties and useful methodologies for selecting questions that will make the review most effective, identifying the most appropriate databases, setting inclusion and exclusion criteria, conducting and evaluating descriptive literature reviews, and more. The second edition offers new features including tips for searching the web for research information, flow diagrams to aid the reader in applying each step of the review, new references and other online resources. A scholarly and extremely practical guide especially for students and professionals in need of a strict process to sift through the dross and find the hidden gold within the information highway.