Anthropology

CFL guide on getting started with library research

Literature reviews synthesize and analyze what has been written on a particular topic and identify gaps or disagreements in the scholarly work on that topic. Within a scholarly work, the literature review situates the current work within the larger scholarly conversation and emphasizes how that particular scholarly work contributes to the conversation on the topic. The literature review portion may be as brief as a few paragraphs focusing on a narrow topic area.

There are multiple styles including MLA, APA and Chicago on this guide

Citation managers allow us to save, organize, and share articles and references. A few of the citation managers that the library promotes are Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote; EndNote is a subscription-based citation manager, Zotero and Mendeley are free to use.

This guide covers choosing a topic, choosing resources, as well as how to evaluate and organize the information.

This guide addresses the subject of plagiarism for students and faculty in a more positive manner by empowering writers with knowledge to avoid common pitfalls. Referrals to other campus entities that support learning about this topic is included.

Addresses topics in scholarly communication, including publishing strategies, research impact, data management, author rights, and open access.

See books on this page for some of the selections or search for more.

provides links to free sources and instructions on how to attribute their use