From Lecture to Library – synthesising literature has never been easier!
With its new one-click literature synthesis, Scholarcy makes tackling reading lists easier than ever!
It’s the start of a new term, and you know what that means: More reading!
It’s true, you can’t get by at university without trawling through a reading list or two... So how can you make it a little less painful?
With its new one-click literature synthesis, Scholarcy makes tackling reading lists easier than ever!
If you have a collection of articles, you need to check our Scholarcy’s literature synthesis tool. With this you’ll be able to easily:
- easily spot recurring themes
- quickly identify connections and differences
- compare approaches, results, and the key takeaways
Just select the articles you want to review as a collection, and export them to Word. It’s as easy as that!
Check out our short tutorial for more info:
What about comparing the differences and similarities between articles with a more fine-grain approach?
Don't worry, we've got you!
Scholarcy’s literature matrix lets you compare methodologies, key findings, conclusions, and much more – all in one easy-to-read document.
Exporting to Excel will generate a fully formatted synthesis matrix for you to dive right into.
And it doesn’t stop there – add any slicers you want to enable for quick filtering of content by keyword, publication year, and citation count.
Check out how you can make the most of this in your own studies:
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Why create a literature synthesis?
Creating a literature synthesis will help you to understand the literature, and how it fits into a specific research question. Underlying themes and similarities will be highlighted, along with the confirmation and contrasting of any results. A literature synthesis will also help you understand how articles fit into the wider field of research, adding some much-needed context!
Why create a literature matrix?
A literature matrix will enable you to compare and contrast key information across a collection of articles.
The methods, results, and conclusions are presented side by side, meaning you no longer have to flick back and forth between multiple documents or browser tabs to compare important information across multiple journal articles.
So I’ve created my literature synthesis, what next?
The knowledge you can gain from Scholarcy’s literature synthesis will help you when it comes to structuring and writing your own literature review, journal article, or grant proposal! It may also give you some jumping off points and questions which could prompt further reading and deeper insight into your field of study or research.
