Use a Citation Manager to Track & Critique Results
- ZoteroZotero is a free, powerful, easy-to-use research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze citations and sources such as pdfs and Web sites, and then share the results of your research.
- MendeleyMendley is a citation management software program: a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Think of it as a personal research assistant: it helps you manage your information by downloading citations directly from publisher websites or databases (where available) or directly importing full-text PDF articles. It also allows you to enter citations manually.
- EndNoteEndNote is citation management software produced by Clarivate. A free 30-day trial is available through EndNote. The software can be purchased at the Campus Store. Two Cornell colleges offer their communities free access to Endnote via site license: Human Ecology (under Software) and Agriculture & Life Sciences.
The Ethics of Scholarly Work
Points to remember from Machi and McEvoy (The literature review: Six steps to success. Corwin Press, 2016.)
- Do not take data out of context
- Do your own research
- Present only what you believe to be factual
- Present all sides of the question
- Plagiarism can easily sneak into a review unless it is carefully avoided
- You must be the sole writer of your literature review
Write the Final Review
• Remember to “Build an argument, not a library” (Rudestam K. & Newton R. (1992) Surviving your dissertation. London:Sage)
• Try “Writing while you collect and collecting while you write.” (Wellington J., Bathmaker A., Hunt C., McCulloch G., & Sikes P. (2005) Succeeding with your doctorate. London:Sage)
• Set boundaries on your topic – and a deadline, if needed!
• Remember that everything you write should be to support your main point
When to Stop Searching
