Day 2: Qualities and tools

Qualities

In this session, our goal is to

  • Distinguish different quality dimensions for literature reviews
  • Explain which qualities are essential for the different types of reviews
Session Slides
Qualities of review papers View Slides

Key references

Paré, G., Tate, M., Johnstone, D., & Kitsiou, S. (2016). Contextualizing the twin concepts of systematicity and transparency in information systems literature reviews. European Journal of Information Systems, 25, 493-508. doi:10.1057/s41303-016-0020-3

Wagner, G., Prester, J., Roche, M. P., Schryen, G., Benlian, A., Paré, G., and Templier, M. (2021). "Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric Study". Information & Management, 58(3), 103427. doi:10.1016/j.im.2021.103427

Tools

In this session, our goal is to

  • Distinguish the major approaches of setting up tools for literature reviews
  • Practice the use of an open-synthesis platform (CoLRev)
  • Appreciate how AI and genAI/LLM may change the conduct of literature reviews
Session Slides
Tools for literature reviews View Slides

Key references

Wagner, G., Lukyanenko, R., & Paré, G. (2022). Artificial intelligence and the conduct of literature reviews. Journal of Information Technology, 37(2), 209-226. doi:10.1177/0268396221104820