"In additional to books, journal articles and other academicresources, you may use (sometimes with caution):?government reports and white papers?professional journals/magazines such as The Marketer (CIM),Management Today (CMI) , and People Management (CIPD)?some Web sources. Use reliable Websites ? not Wikipedia (anyone can contribute and there is no professionalbody to authenticate the source)? check the content of the Website ? check if it is a professional body or a reputable organisation? check the domain name e.g. ? .ac, .edu (educational)? .gov, .dwp, (governmental)? .nhs (National Health Service), ? .co, .com(company)? .org (mostly associated with non-profit organisations)5Dr Nataliya Shiraz 2016/17 Keyword searching?Online databases: Google Scholar, Academic Search Premier,Business Source Premier, Emerald, JSTOR, ScienceDirect.Use Boolean operators and wildcard character to filter yourresults:?AND is used to narrow a search;?OR is used to widen a search;?NOT means exclude?There are some advanced symbols that you can use to narrow asearch e.g. ?, %, *, etc. (depends on search engine or Website) 6Dr Nataliya Shiraz 2016/17 1. Begin by stating your research topic or question;2. Identify important concepts relevant to your topic;3. Brainstorm to create a list of keywords (and synonyms)that describe these concepts;4. Focus on the discipline(s) that is likely to haveliterature on your topic;5. Choose an appropriate database to search the givensubject; for example, JSTOR;6. Use search features to narrow your search (e.g.Boolean operators, wildcards);7. View the results;8. Modify the search if necessary (return to Step 2);9. Try the same search with another database (return toStep 5)7Dr Nataliya Shiraz 2016/17 Remember that literature reviews are organised aroundideas, and not the source.To help you with this task askyourself the following questions:?Do you like the theoretical approach in the literature??What are the trends in the literature or current debates ordevelopments??Are there any common themes, ideas, or issues in theliterature sources??Is there an interesting idea that seems to be missing? Develop an overall thesis statement that includes yourperspective on the material you have reviewed8Dr Nataliya Shiraz 2016/17 "