ORGANIZING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM LITERATURE REVIEWS – A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM AREA RESEARCHERS

Abstract

Aim/Purpose A literature review is often criticized for the absence of coherent construction, synthesis of topics, and well-reasoned analysis. A framework is needed for nov-ice researchers to organize and present information obtained from the literature review. Background Information and communication technologies advancement have yielded over-whelming information. The massive availability of information poses several challenges, including storage, processing, meaningful organization, and presenta-tion for future consumption. Information System Researchers have developed frameworks, guidelines, and tools for gathering, filtering, processing, storing, and organizing information. Interestingly, information system researchers have vast information that needs meaningful organization and presentation to the research fraternity while conducting a literature review on a research topic. Methodology This paper describes a framework called LACTiC (Location, Author, Contin-uum, Time, and Category) that we adapted from another framework called LATCH (Location, Alphabetical, Time, Category, and Hierarchy). LATCH was used to organize and present information on e-commerce websites for seamless navigation. We evaluated the LACTiC framework. Contribution Information System Researchers can use the LACTiC framework to organize in-formation obtained from literature review.