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by Martha a. Garcia-Murillo (Author)
To make a contribution we need to identify scholarly holes. This booklet provides recommendations to identify papers and to take advantage of reference and database software to both identify key authors and papers, and to elicit ideas for the purpose of theory construction. It also presents a coding mechanism for the review of the literature to subsequently construct a visual map, using open source software, which can more easily help us to identify holes in current research. The codes will help to determine the main disciplines and sub-disciplines, the methods most commonly used, the levels of analysis, as well as the types of studies that others have used to approach the subject under research.
Author Biography
Dr. Garcia-Murillo is a Professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, where she teaches and writes about theory construction and information policy. She has facilitated theory construction workshops and seminars at conferences and universities in the US and Latin America. She is a founding member of both ACORN-REDECOM and LACAIS, which are cross-disciplinary academic networks which help promote original research in Latin America. She applies her theory construction skills to bring new insights to the area of policy and regulation of information and communication technologies. She has written dozens of papers on the subject for academic journals and policy newsletters as well as for United Nations and other international organizations. She works with both governments and private sector entities to improve policies for the provision of ICTs. She also trains regulators from around the world through the PURC-World Bank International Training Program. Visit her at her website: www.garciamurillo.com.
