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Literature Searching and Referencing

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?.

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Literature Searching and Referencing

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  1. Literature Searching and Referencing Suzanne Laurie and Dyan Wilson

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Acknowledging the Ideas of Others • You must always acknowledge in your work where you have used someone else's ideas • This is done using REFERENCING • If this is not done it is called ‘PLAGERISM’

  5. 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

  6. PRIMARY RESEARCH SOURCES ARE CONSIDERED PREFERABLE TO SECONDARY RESEARCH SOURCES These are: • Research papers • Official Reports

  7. Where to find Good Quality Literature • Online • At the library – particularly The British Library • Referenced books/articles/theses/reports etc • Attending lectures/conferences

  8. Finding Online Resources • Databases • OVID • PubMed • Science Direct

  9. Organisation websites • WHO • Food Standards Agency • US Department of Agriculture • Nutrition Society • ERNA (European Responsible Nutrition Alliance)

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

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