Literature Study
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Why
A literature study gives you an impression of what has been done in your field of research, for example in terms of research, real life applications, products, and innovations.
How
Define relevant keywords and discover the state-of-the art knowledge on a topic. Add the keywords to any search engine, use wikis, books, and professional journals to find references from reliable sources. Ask yourself: “Hasn’t this been invented before?”
Ingredients
- A mindmap to define keywords.
- An overview of topic-related professional literature.
- An overview of available information resources.
- A creative, but suspicious attitude.
- Willingness to read.
Practice
The results of the literature search prevents professionals from discovering that, after all their hard work, their ‘solution’ is readily available for €2,95!
