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Collins, Maria.  "Serials Literature Review, 2008-9."  Library Resources & Technical Services 55, no.2 (2010): 60-80.

This article reviews the state of serials literature during the two year period of 2008 and 2009.  The author identifies six main areas of emphasis found in publications from the period and deals with each of these themes in turn.

My purpose in reviewing the article was twofold.  First, I am interested in periodicals and especially the transition from print to electronic versions but the second, more direct reason was to examine the methodology used by the author in performing such an extensive literature review.

Collins began by looking at those sources used in previous serials literature reviews and at core serials titles.  She next reviewed the contents of these journals and identified the themes she wished to cover in more detail. Once she had these themes she expanded her collection of articles, monographs, and reports through examination of the citations in the previously located articles and searches for on the theme topics in LISTA and Library Literature.