{"id":939,"date":"2025-11-06T08:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=939"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:56:18","slug":"939-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/939-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature overview for your research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n  <title>Key Works Finder \u2014 Discover the Seminal Literature<\/title>\n\n  <!-- Tailwind CSS -->\n  <script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tailwindcss.com\"><\/script>\n  <script>\n    tailwind.config = {\n      theme: {\n        extend: {\n          colors: {\n            primary: {\n              50:'#eff6ff',100:'#dbeafe',200:'#bfdbfe',300:'#93c5fd',\n              400:'#60a5fa',500:'#3b82f6',600:'#2563eb',700:'#1d4ed8',\n              800:'#1e40af',900:'#1e3a8a'\n            }\n          },\n          boxShadow: {\n            soft: '0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.06)'\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  <\/script>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"bg-slate-50 text-slate-800\">\n  <!-- Skip link -->\n  <a href=\"#main\" class=\"sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:top-2 focus:left-2 bg-white border rounded px-3 py-2 shadow\">Skip to main content<\/a>\n\n  <header class=\"bg-white border-b\">\n    <div class=\"max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 py-6\">\n      <h1 class=\"text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-semibold mt-1\">Key Works Finder \u2014 Discover the Seminal Literature<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"mt-2 text-slate-600 max-w-3xl\">\n        Identify the single (up to three) most helpful <em>overview<\/em> sources in your area\u2014field-defining books or review articles that map debates, frameworks, and methods. This map will help you set the direction for your own literature engagement.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <main id=\"main\" class=\"max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 py-6 space-y-8\">\n    <!-- Guidance card -->\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"how-it-works\" class=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-soft border\">\n      <div class=\"p-5 sm:p-6\">\n        <h2 id=\"how-it-works\" class=\"text-lg font-semibold\">How this works<\/h2>\n        <ul class=\"mt-3 space-y-2 text-sm text-slate-700 list-disc pl-5\">\n          <li>Fill in your topic and discipline (optional refinements below).<\/li>\n          <li>The live prompt preview updates automatically.<\/li>\n          <li>Click <strong>Copy &#038; Open in Consensus<\/strong> \u2014 your prompt is copied and Consensus opens in a new tab; paste into its search box.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <p class=\"mt-3 text-xs text-slate-500\">\n          Tip: if you already know one keystone paper, paste its citation into the prompt; use Connected Papers or Litmaps to sanity-check influence.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- Form -->\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"your-inputs\" class=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-soft border\">\n      <div class=\"p-5 sm:p-6\">\n        <h2 id=\"your-inputs\" class=\"text-lg font-semibold\">Your inputs<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"mt-4 grid sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4\">\n          <div>\n            <label for=\"discipline\" class=\"block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700\">Discipline \/ Field (optional)<\/label>\n            <input id=\"discipline\" type=\"text\" class=\"mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border-slate-300 focus:border-primary-500 focus:ring-primary-500\" placeholder=\"e.g., Education; Sociology; Public Policy\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"sm:col-span-2\">\n            <label for=\"topic\" class=\"block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700\">Your specific topic or phenomenon <span class=\"text-rose-600\">*<\/span><\/label>\n            <textarea id=\"topic\" rows=\"4\" class=\"mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border-slate-300 focus:border-primary-500 focus:ring-primary-500\" placeholder=\"e.g., student engagement in post-pandemic blended learning; digital activism in Northern Ireland\"><\/textarea>\n            <p class=\"mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500\">Be specific: population, context, period, or key constructs help the AI target the right overviews.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <label for=\"orientation\" class=\"block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700\">Orientation (optional)<\/label>\n            <select id=\"orientation\" class=\"mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border-slate-300 focus:border-primary-500 focus:ring-primary-500\">\n              <option value=\"\">No preference<\/option>\n              <option>Theoretical syntheses<\/option>\n              <option>Methodological reviews<\/option>\n              <option>State-of-the-art domain overviews<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <label for=\"extras\" class=\"block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700\">Extra constraints (optional)<\/label>\n            <input id=\"extras\" type=\"text\" class=\"mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border-slate-300 focus:border-primary-500 focus:ring-primary-500\" placeholder=\"e.g., prefer open access; 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Open in Consensus\n        <\/button>\n\n        <p class=\"mt-3 text-xs text-slate-800\">\n          Note: This prompt asks for authoritative overviews (seminal books or review\/synthesis articles) limited to <strong>three<\/strong> items, with APA references, rationale, one-line contribution, and links (pref. open access). It then requests a 150-word synthesis of \u201cthe shape of the field\u201d. Consensus rarely hallucinates but the URL links it offers can sometimes be wrong. You need to search for the cited work yourself in these cases.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- Safety note -->\n    <section class=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-soft border\">\n      <div class=\"p-5 sm:p-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold\">Heads-up<\/h2>\n        <ul class=\"mt-3 text-sm text-slate-700 space-y-2 list-disc pl-5\">\n          <li>Prioritise review articles, handbooks, and authoritative syntheses for first orientation.<\/li>\n          <li>Cross-check influence: use citation counts <em>and<\/em> recency; then visual tools (Connected Papers\/Litmaps).<\/li>\n          <li>Avoid over-reliance on single \u201cgiants\u201d: verify competing perspectives to prevent \u201ceminence-based practice\u201d.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/main>\n\n  <!-- Toast -->\n  <div id=\"toast\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"hidden fixed bottom-4 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 bg-slate-900 text-white text-sm rounded-xl px-4 py-2 shadow-soft\">\n    Prompt copied to clipboard\n  <\/div>\n\n  <script>\n    const discipline = document.getElementById('discipline');\n    const topic = document.getElementById('topic');\n    const orientation = document.getElementById('orientation');\n    const extras = document.getElementById('extras');\n    const keystone = document.getElementById('keystone');\n    const promptBox = document.getElementById('promptBox');\n    const copyOpenBtn = document.getElementById('copyOpenBtn');\n    const toast = document.getElementById('toast');\n\n    function buildPrompt() {\n      const d = discipline.value.trim();\n      const t = topic.value.trim() ? topic.value.trim() : '**[your topic will be inserted here]**';\n      const o = orientation.value.trim();\n      const x = extras.value.trim();\n      const k = keystone.value.trim();\n\n      const lines = [];\n\n      lines.push(`I\u2019m a doctoral researcher working in ${d ? d : '**[your discipline]**'}.`);\n      lines.push(`Please identify up to **three** of the most authoritative, field-defining works (books or review articles) that:`);\n      lines.push(`1) provide an overview of how this field or sub-field has evolved;`);\n      lines.push(`2) are widely cited and used to frame subsequent studies; and`);\n      lines.push(`3) summarise key debates, theories, or methodological trends.`);\n      lines.push('');\n      lines.push(`**My topic:** ${t}`);\n      if (o) lines.push(`**Orientation requested:** ${o}`);\n      if (x) lines.push(`**Constraints\/preferences:** ${x}`);\n      if (k) lines.push(`**Known keystone to consider as an anchor (optional):** ${k}`);\n      lines.push('');\n      lines.push(`For each recommended work, include:`);\n      lines.push(`\u2022 full reference (APA style)`);\n      lines.push(`\u2022 a short rationale (why it\u2019s seminal or synthetic)`);\n      lines.push(`\u2022 one-sentence summary of what it contributes`);\n      lines.push(`\u2022 a link (preferably open-access if available)`);\n      lines.push('');\n      lines.push(`Then summarise, in under 150 words, what these works collectively tell me about **the shape of the field** and which areas seem most contested or under-synthesised.`);\n\n      promptBox.value = lines.join('\\n');\n    }\n\n    \/\/ Initial render\n    buildPrompt();\n\n    \/\/ Live updates\n    [discipline, topic, orientation, extras, keystone].forEach(el => {\n      el.addEventListener('input', buildPrompt);\n      el.addEventListener('change', buildPrompt);\n    });\n\n    function showToast(msg='Prompt copied to clipboard') {\n      toast.textContent = msg;\n      toast.classList.remove('hidden');\n      setTimeout(()=> toast.classList.add('hidden'), 1800);\n    }\n\n    async function copyPrompt() {\n      try {\n        await navigator.clipboard.writeText(promptBox.value);\n        showToast();\n      } catch {\n        promptBox.select();\n        document.execCommand('copy');\n        showToast();\n      }\n    }\n\n    copyOpenBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {\n      await copyPrompt();\n      window.open('https:\/\/consensus.app\/', '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer');\n    });\n  <\/script>\n<!-- Copyright 2025 Professor Paul Trowler All rights reserved. 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