Use the provided Literature Matrix Template to organize your selected scholarly research and professional resources. Be sure to fill in each of the template components in order to capture all key elements of each article and organize your thoughts on how each fits in the research landscape.
Your research should focus on understanding the information seeking behaviors and needs of your chosen community.
Search LIS and related databases for scholarly and/or peer reviewed sources and identify scholarly sources that research the information behavior and needs of your information community.
Literature Review Matrix Template
Define the Information Community and explain the significance of studying the information behaviors of this group (e.g. why is this research important).
Statement of Research:
Author/
Date
Main
Idea(s) Theoretical/ Conceptual
Framework Methods Results & Analysis Conclusions Comments
(Your Analysis) Future Research
Implications Information Professional Practices Implications
List of Resources included in the Literature Review Matrix in APA Format:
