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How it is changed your idea or your mind? Write conclusion. 
Students have to
 
write the name of the author(s) and initials, year of 
publication, title of the book, edition, publisher and town/city of publisher, number 
of pages.
Internet: Search your updated key terms from internet, use
 
Google Scholar, 
Google, and create a data base for you by using bibliographic information and with 
sort description/abstract. 
Suggestions: 1. If you want to find articles and books put the format of file at 
the end you want to read. For example, like Aral Sea.pdf. Most of the articles and 
books are available freely in pdf format. Some of them are in djvu. 2. There are 
huge amount of irrelevant and low-quality information. Be sure that this article is 
the one you are looking for by reading abstract (and conclusion). 3 Articles and 
books are mostly available at online markets in where you need to buy. Some of 
them are expensive in comparing to Central Asian salary. Try to contact with the 
author and write how important this article for you. 4. Use official libraries 
mentioned above. 5. Copy full URL address, write name of author(s), date that a 
page published or updated, and the date that you accessed. 6. Always use memory 
stick and collect the relevant information in it with bibliographic details.
Task 4: Evaluate the literature: Select some references from different sources 
on a topic you have interested, such as website, a textbook, a journal, a book and a 
newspaper report. Then use following table to evaluate their relevance, provenance 
and source reliability.
Criterion 
Possible (Score 4 
points) 
More doubtful 
(Score 2 pints) 
Probably 
forget it 
(Score 0 
points) 
Relevance to my topic-
judged by the title 
and/or abstract and may 
be with specific terms 
(double the score for 
this criterion) 
High 
Moderate 
Tangential 
Up-to-date 
Last 5 years 
6-15 years old 
Over 15 
years‘ old 
Authority – the author 
or paper is cited in the 
Extensively cited 
Recent paper not 
yet had time to be 
Older paper 
cited 

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references I have read 
cited extensively 
infrequently 
or not at all 
Respectability and 
reliability of score 
publication 
Publisher in major 
geographical 
publication or that 
of sister subject or 
something very 
close to my topic 
Publication is not 
in geography or an 
allied field 
Informal 
publication 
or unreliable 
Internet 
source 
Nature of publication 
Peer –reviewed
academic journal 
or monograph 
Textbook or 
conference 
proceedings 
Popular 
magazine 
Originality 
Primary source of 
information – the 
author generated 
this information 
using reliable and 
recognized 
methods 
The author take 
their information 
from clearly 
indentified and 
reliable secondary 
sources 
The author 
assert facts 
and produce 
information 
without 
providing 
appropriate 
supporting 
evidence 
Accessible 
Instant – by 
download or short 
walk to library 
Obtainable with 
effort – reserve, 
interlibrary loan 
Unobtainable 
Source: Nicholas Clifford, Shaun French and Gill Valentine. Key Methods in 
Geography. Printed by MPG Books Group, Bodmin, Cornwall.-2010.-568 p. 
Additional materials to read and use: 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EndNote 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_Manager 
Question: Write answers for following questions:
1.
Why do you need a literature review? 
2.
What new you find at the end? 
3.
Have you changed your mind? 
4.
How can you criticize other research?