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SLO 2, ARTIFACT 3:
Literature Review for Podcast on Information Literacy Strategies of Incarcerated Women The final project I did for my information literacy course included a literature review, something I had not done prior to beginning the MLIS program. This literature review reflects the breadth of resources that informed my thinking about information literacy as it pertains to incarcerated women. Because it references the works of people often excluded from scholarly discourse, I believe it illustrates a broader definition of authoritative sources than might be seen in a traditional scholarly review. The literature review was more challenging than some of the other reflective summaries I did for my MLIS classes because of the number and variety of works included. Each work described in the literature review, even the book-length ones, had to be distilled down to a sentence or two. I then had to order these short descriptions in such a way as to create a type of narrative flow. I chose an order that would highlight the key points of each resource and the strengths of each resource type. Doing this assignment showed me that the summary-writing skills I had learned as an administrative professional could be applied in a reflective, academic context. Should I ever undertake another research study that requires a literature review, I will use this one as a “starting point” model. It can also serve as a reading list for colleagues who are interested in scholarship on incarcerated women and literacy. |