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Guide Objectives
This guide will help you to:
- Identify and access appropriate databases for searching the scholarly literature on your topic
- Identify key concepts and search terms to effectively find relevant articles
- Construct effective search strategies to locate highly cited, peer-reviewed, empirical research articles and the articles that cite them easily and efficiently
- Use citation management software in order to manage and correctly cite the references that you find
Writing a literature review
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The Literature Review
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Writing Literature Reviews-2nd Ed
by
Jose L. Galvan: California State University, Los Angeles
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Question #2
Which of these databases would be the most appropriate for searching the scholarly literature on parenting skill programs?