Lesson 28: Sources of Related Literature and Studies

The sources of related literature and studies may include the following:

1.     Books, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other similar references.

2.     Articles published in professional journals, magazines, periodicals, newspapers, and other publications.

3.     Manuscripts, monographs, memoirs, speeches, letters and diaries.

4.     Unpublished theses and dissertations.

5.     The constitution, and laws and statures of the land.

6.     Bulletins, circulars, and orders emanating from government offices and departments, especially from the office of the Presidents of the Philippines and the Department of Education (DepEd).

7.     Records of schools, public and private, especially reports of their activities.

8.     Reports from seminars, educational or otherwise.

9.     Official reports of all kinds, educational, social, economic, scientific, technological, political, etc. from the government and other entities.

The said sources can be categorized as:

1. Primary Sources: artifacts, autobiographies, court records, diaries, Emails, speeches, letters interviews, letters, official reports, drawings, maps, photographs, speeches,

2. Secondary Sources: biographies, critical studies of an author's work, dictionaries, journal articles, handbooks, magazines, newspapers, reports, textbooks,

Related studies, on the other hand, are studies, inquiries, or investigations already conducted to which the present proposed study is related or has some bearing or similarity. They are usually unpublished materials such as manuscripts, theses and dissertations (Calderon& Gonzales, 2015).

They may be classified as:

1. Local, if the inquiry was conducted in the Philippines and

2. Foreign / International, if they are conducted in foreign lands.

Locating the Sources of Related Literature and Studies

Generally, the sources of related literature and studies according to Calderon & Gonzales (2015) can be accessed from the following:

1.     Libraries, either government or schools (private or public)

2.     Government and private offices

3.     The National Library and

4.     Online websites (Aparejo, 2018)