Malia did a lot of reading for her dissertation project as she tried to narrow her topic to something that was researchable.She looked at primary and secondary sources,journal articles,Internet sites,and even interviewed a few people who are prominent in the field.She kept careful notes,and when writing the literature review for her project she discussed only those studies that were directly relevant to the research question she ultimately focused on.However,she wants to be sure that her advisors know she completed a comprehensive search of the literature,so she includes a full bibliography chapter,listing all the sources she read.Which of the following pieces of advice is her advisor most likely to give her for revision?
A)For a dissertation project,that's sensible -in a dissertation,a student needs to show that she is an expert in the area.
B)Revise the reference list to include only those sources cited in the paper.
C)Revise the literature review to include all the sources you read.
D)Instead of a chapter,use an appendix of "Additional Sources" so that the readers can see the full list.

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It is common practice to only include references that are cited in the paper. This helps the reader to identify which sources were actually used in the research, as opposed to simply being reviewed. Including a comprehensive bibliography can make the paper seem unfocused, and may suggest that the writer is not confident in their own research.

Malia Did a Lot of Reading for Her Dissertation Project