....variety, diversity, and inclusiveness of bibliography. For example:
- Range of years that make sense in terms of you topic
- Look for recent scholarship/conversations so that your bibliography is up to date
- Range of publications
- Books, chapters in edited books, scholarly publications, other types of relevant sources
- If topic appears to be international in scope, I will look for non-English language materials, or will ask if there seems to be a gap
- No longer need to supply an annotated bibliography that illustrates the diversity of your bibliography, but do think about this aspect and address if you see gaps
- Be sure to search Dissertations & Thesis Full Text to make sure your topic hasn’t been done
- The title may look similar, so read the abstract, which will help you determine if the dissertation is actually quite different