What are literature and literary research methods?
First of all, let's talk about the definition of literature. Documents are valuable materials that record human knowledge in the form of words, figures, symbols, audio and video, including manuscripts, books, newspapers, cultural relics, films, audio and video recordings, slides and films.
Literature research is a process of searching, collecting, processing and sorting out the relevant literature about a certain problem (research topic), and summing up new viewpoints and conclusions on this basis. Literature method is an ancient and vital scientific research method.
Its functions are as follows: literature research can clarify the research value of the subject and the progress of similar subjects, and continuously provide useful value for research work. Science has no boundaries. With the development of society and science and technology, the division of labor is becoming more and more detailed, which requires people to cooperate in whatever activities they engage in, especially in scientific research. Through the collection and retrieval of literature information, it is very important to keep abreast of the research progress of similar topics, adjust the research direction and methods of this topic, and promote the smooth progress of the topic.
The general process of literary research
The general steps for searching documents are:
1, put forward a series of questions about the main concepts of the research topic, and classify these questions to determine the nature of the problems.
2. Select the corresponding retrieval tools and methods for different problems.
3. Make a retrieval plan (how to retrieve? Time? Personnel? )
4. Carry out purposeful search and retrieval according to the established plan, and record the retrieval process and data by using the Document Research Record Form.
5. Research, discuss, sort out and process the collected data, summarize the preliminary arguments, determine the direction of the data that needs further retrieval and collection, and repeat the previous process until the data is rich enough.
6. Distinguish, classify and deeply process the collected data, analyze and study to form a topic view or conclusion, and form an argument "data chain" that can fully demonstrate the topic view.
7, further discussion to form a clear point of view, writing a paper.
Problems needing attention in literature research
1, quotation and plagiarism.
Facing all kinds of collected documents, how to use other people's information correctly? If used properly, we can not only inherit and carry forward other people's research results, but also enrich and improve ourselves. On the contrary, if you improperly or maliciously use other people's works, you are suspected of plagiarism.
2. Indicate the references.
The quotation in this paper is marked, and the quotation mark is marked in the upper right corner of the quoted text. At the end of the article, indicate the format of reference: author, article title, publishing house, and publication time.
Advantages and disadvantages of literature research methods
Advantages:
A. Objects that cannot be reached by scientific research
B. Non-reactivity
C. Low research cost
D. the insurance factor is relatively large.
Disadvantages:
A. biased
Tendency is often the fact that the literature partially deviates from its description and reaction.
B. Selectivity
Selectivity often limits the scope of research objects.
C. Limitations of information
D. Some information is difficult to obtain