Review: Aim & Scope & Search Question

• Literature search checklist
  A checklist of the steps for an efficient literature review. Tips & ticks

Why do you want to do a review?

• to develop a research question

• to present a brief introduction of your subject

• to present an extensive detailed account of a body of literature

• Review types (Grant & Booth, 2009, pp.94-95)

• Review types (guide)
  A guide from Health Science Libraries of the Temple University about the differences between the review types.

• Review typology and synthesis (module)
  Module about Scientific Literature Reviews for Master and PhD students. This information literacy module is developed by Maastricht University Library.

• Right Review (tool)
  This tool is designed to provide guidance and supporting material to reviewers on methods for the conduct and reporting of knowledge synthesis.

• Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements (article)
  by A. Sutton et al (2019). Forty-eight review types were identified and categorised into seven families. Published guidance reveals increasing specification of methods for information retrieval; however, much of it remains generic with many review types lacking explicit requirements for the identification of evidence.

A research question or area of investigation informs the process and potential databases and collections required in the literature search process.

You can search for literature with a query based on the keywords, terminology and topic area from your research question.

Based on the research question and review type you will develop a search strategy.

• Developing a research question
  Video of the Arizona State University Library about how to develop a research question.

• From research to search
  Video of the University of Leeds about how to turn your research question into a search strategy.

• From topic to search query
  Translating your topic to a search query. Break down your topic to manageable search topics. Different methods and frameworks like PICO or CIMO give guidance on how to refine your research question.

Frameworks for research questions
Overview of several frameworks to guide you in framing your research question