Gathering your resources for the literature review can be a daunting task. How do you know when you have found all, or enough, of the relevant literature to situate your problem statement? How do you organize it in a logical manner? How do you determine if the interesting paper you just found is actually relevant to your topic, or just an interesting article?
With these thoughts in mind, post by Day 3 of Week 4 your shared organizational questions and strategies for the literature review. In your post, address the following:
What resources (e.g., books, Web sites, and articles) have you identified for organizing your literature review? Have you asked your chair if these resources are appropriate? Has your chair suggested any resources or strategies that you have found helpful?
Do you have any strategies for determining if a source is relevant?
Have you been keeping an annotated bibliography? If so, how do you organize it?
What are your methods for identifying and grouping topics/subjects within the literature?
How have you incorporated positive social change into the organization of your literature review?
What software/applications have you found useful for managing your literature review—or with what software would you like assistance?