Tag Archives: literature

quick lit – rapid evidence reviewing

Posted on May 14, 2018 by pat thomson

This is one of a very occasional set of posts about some of my own academic work that you might find useful. A colleague and I have just undertaken what is called in the (academic) trade a Rapid Evidence Review. … Continue reading →

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avoiding the laundry list literature review

Posted on September 11, 2017 by pat thomson

I’ve been asked to say more about the laundry list literature review. The laundry list is often called ‘He said, she said” – as one of the most usual forms of the laundry list is when most sentences start with a … Continue reading →

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literature know-how – beware too much naming, not enough framing

Posted on May 4, 2015 by pat thomson

You’re in the middle of working with literature. You find that you have to bring several texts together and compare them. Why? Well, you might be trying to establish points of difference and similarity between several papers. Or maybe you … Continue reading →

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conclusion mise-en-place. christmas present six

Posted on December 19, 2012 by pat thomson

Any of you who watch cooking programmes will know the cheffy talk about mise-en-place. It’s a term used to describe all the various kinds of preparation that need to be done in order to whip up something that can be … Continue reading →