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Concept Mapping for a Literature Review
What is a Concept Map? Why might Concept Mapping be useful for a Literature Review?
Concept Maps are graphic representations of topics, ideas, and their relationships. They allow users to group information (such as research sources) in related modules so that the connections between and among the modules become more readily apparent than they might from an examination of a list.
Another Example of a Concept Map
Where can I find Concept Mapping software?
Wikipedia has a list of commercial and free software sources with links to their specific web sites. Compendium (http://compendium.open.ac.uk/institute/) looks particularly useful—flexible and free!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_concept_mapping_software#Concept_mapping_2 . Take a look at the example they provide for Literature Reviews (http://compendium.open.ac.uk/institute/community/showcase.htm#LitReview).
You might wish to read Slevin’s article “Hypermedia as a Productivity Tool for Doctoral Research,” available at the Writing Mentor website.