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What is a Professional Literature Review?
Not to be confused with a book review, a literature review surveys scholarly articles, books and other sources (e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, providing a description, summary, and critical evaluation of each work. The purpose is to offer an overview of significant literature published on a topic. USC Libraries
HOWEVER
For this class, you will NOT survey the literature regarding an issue, but you WILL survey a journal in your field.
Professional Literature Review
Evaluate a journal in your field
Summarize questions or controversies
Explain why it is important for someone entering your field to be aware of the conversations that are presented in this journal, web site, trade magazine, etc.
Magazine Or Journal?
Scholarly Journals
Report original research, discoveries, experimentation, reviews, or essays
Are written by and for scholars and researchers in the field, and aimed at scholarly readers such as professors, scientists, and advanced students
Cite sources and provide footnotes and/or bibliographies
Are often peer reviewed by an editor or specialists in the field for accuracy
Often contain graphs, statistics, case studies
Are often published by academic or association presses
Example: Journal of Political Ecology, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Journal of Advertising
Magazine Or Journal?
Popular Magazines
Articles are written and designed to entertain or persuade
Articles are usually written by professional journalists or writers for a general audience
Articles rarely cite sources or contain a bibliography
Are published by commercial, for-profit presses
Example: The Economist, The Atlantic Monthly, Popular Photography
Magazine Or Journal?
Trade Journals
Focus on a specific profession or industry
Articles are written for professional or trade-associated audiences by scholars, freelance writers,
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