This guide provides the library resources to support your literature review assignment.
Before you start, it is strongly recommended that you:
Library resources for this assignment include:
A literature review is a critical and in depth evaluation of previous research on a topic. Through your literature review, you can find what research, knowledge and practice have been developed in the area; the strength or weakness and the trends or gaps of the research; and how the research is closely related to your project.
Watch the video by Krueger Library WSU below on what is a literature review.
The Library Literature Review Guide is an introduction to the Literature Review process. It covers:
Click the following image to visit the Literature Review Guide.
Library journal databases are collections of journal articles. You can find the best databases for your topic on the Marine Science subject guide.
Not sure how to use them? Watch the following videos and try yourself!
Your Teaching Liaison Librarian is providing Q & A sessions to respond to any questions via the Canvas Discussion Forum.
Session times
These sessions are scheduled to correspond with your Evaluation Task in Week 9
| Day | Time |
| Tuesday 28th May | 2 PM - 3 PM |
| Thursday 30th May | 3 PM - 4 PM |
A literature review requires searching multiple resources on your topic. A good way to manage all your search results is to use a Citation Management Tool.
The library supports the use of EndNote for you to save, manage, and review the literature you have found for your literature review. EndNote can also create in-text citations and bibliography in Word automatically for you.
From the library EndNote Guide, you can:
For a quick overview, watch the following videos on how to use EndNote.
For Windows Users
For Mac Users
The Library provides guides to referencing styles used at UON including APA.
References
Chen, X., & Zhou, Y. (2020). Brief introduction to fisheries. Springer Singapore.
McPhee, J. J., Platell, M. E., & Schreider, M. J. (2015). Trophic relay and prey switching – A stomach contents and calorimetric investigation of an ambassid fish and their saltmarsh prey. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 167, 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.07.008
Pauly, D., Watson, R., & Alder, J. (2005). Global trends in world fisheries: impacts on marine ecosystems and food security. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 360(1453), 5-12. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2004.1574
Pauly, D., & Zeller, D. (Eds.). (2016). Global atlas of marine fisheries: A critical appraisal of catches and ecosystem impacts. Island Press.
Platell, M. E., & Freewater, P. (2009). Importance of saltmarsh to fish species of a large south-eastern Australian estuary during a spring tide cycle. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60(9), 936-941. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF08164
You won’t be able to read everything on your topic and you don’t need to read a source from cover to cover, you need to read effectively.
Watch the video below on reading and note making for your literature review
A literature review in essay format should include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Watch the following video (17 min) on how to write a literature review.
David Taylor: How to Write a Literature Review in 30 Minutes or Less
