PADM 5900: Consulting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (Spring 2018)

Welcome!  Get started on your research for your literature review and consulting project.

Some helpful hints...

• Questions? Don't hesitate to email or schedule an in-office research consultation.
• Begin by familiarizing yourself with current and available information and generating keywords and phrases about your topic. Then, search for those keywords and phrases using:
  • The Library Catalog (for books and other general information resources)
  • Databases and other specialized resources in this guide
• Set up your research strategy and information management
• Research background information about your topic
• Do a preliminary literature search in major databases
• Discover web resources,"grey literature" (non-peer-reviewed scholarly and substantive info), government info, statistics, etc. 
• Gather or generate analysis of your own information
• Be sure to evaluate what you are finding! 

NCSU Libraries has a great overview of the literature review process in the video below.