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For writing is necessary to find some very reliable resources - your text should be based on critical and responsible thinking and dialogue with what has been already said.
For writing is necessary to find some very reliable resources - your text should be based on critical and responsible thinking and dialogue with what has been already said.


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Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your '''external resources''':
Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your '''external resources''':


* for the beginning you can look at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not cite those with doubtful quality!
* for the beginning you can look at [[wikipedia:en:Main page|Wikipedia]] or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not consider them as a resource for your research and do not cite them!
* for your academic writing you may prefer [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] to find reliable resources
* for your academic writing you may prefer [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] to find reliable resources
** This is not the only possibility, you can use any other search engine, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines List of academic databases and search engines]!  
** This is not the only possibility, you can use any other search engine, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines List of academic databases and search engines]!  
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=== Managemenet of citations ===
=== Managemenet of citations ===
* Use Zotero for management of your citations with [http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero] (helps you save the citation in required format)
* There is  [http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero] software available for management of your citations (helps you save the citation in required format)
** There are many other available softwares, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software List of reference management software]!
** But you can select your own - there are many other available softwares, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software List of reference management software]!


===Quality assessment===
===Quality assessment===
...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):
...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):


* Use Internet Detective online.<ref> Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</ref>.You can try several quizzes to prove that your skills in evaluating sources have been already developed.
* Use '''Internet Detective online'''.<ref> Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</ref>.You can try several quizzes to prove that your skills in evaluating sources have been already developed.
* How to evaluate sources http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/evaluate/
* Evaluating Online Sources: [http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/techcomm/content/cat_030/evaluatingsources/1_home.html A Tutorial by Roger Munger]
* Evaluating Information Found on the Internet http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
* Evaluating Online Sources: A Tutorial by Roger Munger http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/techcomm/content/cat_030/evaluatingsources/1_home.html


==Technique of writing literature review==
==Technique of writing literature review==


What we mean by the "literature review"? In this context, it is not just the list of references; but it is not also the thourough analysis of available resources, as Dena Taylor suggests. It is something in between - and following links will provide a guidance for writing your literature review.
What we mean by the "literature review"? In this context, it is not just the list of references; but it is not also the thourough analysis of available resources. It is something in between - it brings arguments from literature that are focused specifically on your topic and must be reviewed before you start your research. Start with '''annotated bibliography''', your own notes on your readings which you can use when you will be compiling the text in the later stages of the writing process.


===Links===
===Annotated bibliography===
* Taylor, Dena Bain. ''A Brief Guide To Writing a Literature Review'' {online}. 2007 {2007-12-27}. Online: <[http://www.ceu.hu/writing/lit_review.pdf http://www.ceu.hu/writing/lit_review.pdf] >
Write [[annotation]] to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing.
* How to create a references list - [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/workscited/ http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/workscited/]
* [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ Definitions and format of annotated bibliographies]
* [http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/annotated_bibl.php Types of annotated bibliographies]


You can also use some of the resources about '''writing an annotated bibliography''':
* [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ Definitions and format]
* [http://library.umcrookston.edu/annotate.htm What is an annotated bibliography?]
* [http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/annotated_bibl.php Types of annotation]
* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/guides/assist/assignments/annotatedbib.html Description of the resource and comment on its value or relevance]
* [http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/annotated.html The process of writing annotated bibliography]
* [http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/1200/how2annbib.html Examples]
==Annotated bibliography==
Write [[annotation]] to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing. You can use it in the text later on.
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
*Research and Documenting Sources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
*Research and Documenting Sources, see [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University]


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 07:29, 30 August 2017

For writing is necessary to find some very reliable resources - your text should be based on critical and responsible thinking and dialogue with what has been already said.

Where to find the resources

Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your external resources:

  • for the beginning you can look at Wikipedia or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not consider them as a resource for your research and do not cite them!
  • for your academic writing you may prefer Google Scholar to find reliable resources

Managemenet of citations

  • There is Zotero software available for management of your citations (helps you save the citation in required format)

Quality assessment

...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):

  • Use Internet Detective online.[1].You can try several quizzes to prove that your skills in evaluating sources have been already developed.
  • Evaluating Online Sources: A Tutorial by Roger Munger

Technique of writing literature review

What we mean by the "literature review"? In this context, it is not just the list of references; but it is not also the thourough analysis of available resources. It is something in between - it brings arguments from literature that are focused specifically on your topic and must be reviewed before you start your research. Start with annotated bibliography, your own notes on your readings which you can use when you will be compiling the text in the later stages of the writing process.

Annotated bibliography

Write annotation to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing.

Summary

References

  1. ↑ Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
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