OGL 570: Analyzing Organizations

As a graduate student, you will work on many research-intensive projects and assignments. You'll need to find relevant information, and you'll want to do so as efficiently as possible. This orientation serves as an introduction to library services and resources, and is part of a larger workshop series designed to provide you with the right tools needed to succeed in your research and conquer your degree!

*"A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. ... In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are."
*An Annotated Bibliography "... is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.”

Scholars 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.