If you're working on a research project with a professor or faculty mentor, they may recommend articles to help you begin your readings of the literature. You can use these as a jumping off point to locate additional sources.
To locate additional articles, go through these tabs to find tips on searching the literature at UIW:
Keep these information literacy frame titles in mind when you search:
Taking a few moments to make a list of terms that you can use will save you hours of time later.
Detailed description of, "Brainstorming Keyword Diagrams" - opens in new tab
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT):
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Searching the databases @ UIW
Finding print books @ UIW
Citation chaining is the process by which you use one good information source, such as an article relevant to your topic, to find more relevant articles on your topic.
Backwards chaining: mine the list of References of an article, book, or dissertation
Forward chaining: identify those who have cited the article you originally found
Using the Journals List Search and ILL @ UIW
Before searching, brainstorm some keywords based on your topic.
Search systematically and keep track of your search terms; this will help you figure out which search strategies provide the best results.
Save and organize the articles and other sources you wish to set aside for further reading and give your files names that make sense for you, e.g. Smith_2015.pdf (Author last name_publication year.pdf).
If you have followed the steps below:
AND you are starting to see the same articles over and over again, then you have done your due diligence and can consider your lit review complete. That isn't to say an article might not slip through, but if you have done the steps above, then the chances of a really important article slipping past you is pretty slim.