FIS 305 - Ways of Knowing
Humanities Division
About Articles
- The Parts of Research ArticlesThis handout shows the parts of research articles.
- Tutorial - Finding and Using Article TypesArticles vary by type, purpose, and intended audience.
- Tutorial - Distinguishing Empirical/Primary Research ArticlesEmpirical research articles report the results of studies by scholars who use qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.
- Tutorial - Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlesScholars communicate their research and theories to other scholars by writing journal articles, books and other types of publications. Most (but not all) journal articles are peer reviewed, meaning they have been examined by other experts for quality control.
Literature Reviews and Annotated Bibliographies
What is a Literature Review?
An overview of the significant literature published on a topic. Rather than evaluating each source separately, a lit review is written in essay form, and explains how each work is similar to and how it varies from the others.
For more detailed information, see How to Write a Literature Review.
Writing a Short Literature Review - Start-to-Finish Process
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An Annotated Bibliography is a list of all the sources you are going to use to write your paper. "Annotations" are short paragraphs that describe and evaluate each one of those sources separately.
Writing an Annotated Bibliography is an excellent resource to understand exactly what an annotated bibliography is, select appropriate resources and suggest useful language for the annotations.
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