Literature Searching and Referencing

Suzanne Laurie and Dyan Wilson

Literature Searching

Your essays should demonstrate you have read and considered the opinions and views of other authors

This should go beyond reading the college texts and set books

Why?

IT better enables you to hold a balanced and well informed DISCUSSION within your essay

It enables you to demonstrate analysis and evaluation

It allows you to consider and appreciate other peoples views

Acknowledging the Ideas of Others

You must always acknowledge in your work where you have used someone else's ideas

This is done using REFERENCINGIf this is not done it is called ‘PLAGERISM’

Quality of Literature

Literature used to inform your work should be of good academic quality: Textbooks Original Research papers Reports – government/scientific/large associations Theses Magazine/newspaper articles Internet sources TV/Radio broadcasts Lecture/conference notes

PRIMARY RESEARCH SOURCES ARE CONSIDERED PREFERABLE TO

SECONDARY RESEARCH SOURCES

These are:Research papersOfficial Reports

Where to find Good Quality Literature

OnlineAt the library – particularly The British

LibraryReferenced books/articles/theses/reports

etcAttending lectures/conferences

Finding Online Resources

Databases OVID PubMed Science Direct

Organisation websites WHO Food Standards Agency US Department of Agriculture Nutrition Society ERNA (European Responsible Nutrition

Alliance)

Nutrition websites www.worldshealthiestfoods.com www.positivehealth.com www.foodandmood.org www.metagenics.com www.metabolics.co.uk