What is a Literature Review?
A literature review surveys scholarly articles, books, and other sources relevant to a particular issue or area of research and provides a description, summary, critical evaluation, and synthesis of each work and how it contrinutes to our knowledge and understanding of that topic.
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Extracted from What is a Literature Review? (and How Do I Write One?!), PowerPoint Presentation by Nicholas Shunda, University of Connecticut, 2007.
Guides to help at every stage:
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Conducting Your Literature Review
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ISBN: 9781433830921Publication Date: 2019-09-10This book is a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review, and includes tips for modifying the process as needed depending on your audience, purpose, and goals. -
A practical guide to dissertation and thesis writing
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ISBN: 9781527538764Publication Date: 2019This book provides a step-by-step guide to writing the different chapters of a PhD dissertation, which will benefit aspiring, beginner and mid-track PhD students and candidates in the Social Sciences. -
Succeeding with your literature review : a handbook for students
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ISBN: 9786613524904Publication Date: 2012This text provides comprehensive, practical guidance on the process of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, then planning and writing a literature review. -
Writing the Literature Review: a Practical Guide
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Call Number: PRINT: Young Library, 4th Floor ; PE1478 .E37 2019ISBN: 9781462536900Publication Date: 2018-11-14This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal.
Lit Reviews: An Overview for Grad Students
How to Write a Literature Review in 3 Simple Steps
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