In the present context, the term analyst is not used as a distinct job title. Rather it refers to a subactivity within the scope of academic ghostwriting. The job of analysts is to conduct literature researches. Therefore, the activity of analysts is implicit in the activity of academic authors and ghostwriters. After all, conducting literature research is a prerequisite for the writing of any academic or scientific text, irrespective of whether it relates to an empirical or purely theoretical work. Without a comprehensive knowledge of the relevant specialist literature, it is not possible to write an academic text. It is only due to literature research that one is enabled to establish a basis for discussion, to get familiar with the respective research area, to determine relevant problems as well as the need for research and on that basis, to finally develop a research question.
Despite the relatedness between analysts and academic authors and ghostwriters, the conceptual distinction is useful because literature research is a service within academic ghostwriting that is often offered separately. Working as an analyst for a ghostwriting agency involves rendering the following services: browsing through various university databases and catalogues on the Internet, also using special search engines. Moreover, relevant sources are gleaned from existing bibliographies and reference lists, as well as from proper literature references made in footnotes of both current and older specialist literature. In doing so, all major types of sources are considered, including monographies, omnibus volumes, journal articles and reputable Internet websites. Considered in the research is both German-language literature and English- or foreign-language literature. Based on the results gained from the research, analysts make a list of sources that includes all relevant bibliographical data, such as name of the author/authors, year of publication, title, edition, place of publication and, if need be, publisher and ISBN/EAN number.
The services of analysts are particularly sought after by entrants who lack the time and experience necessary to deal with academic and scientific texts as well as specialist literature..
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