Writing a Literature Review
What is a Literature Review?
A literature review is a summary and analysis of research published on a specific topic. Literature reviews give a "snapshot" of individual articles and explain how each work has contributed to the field's understanding of the topic.
- The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting ItWritten by Dena Taylor, Health Sciences Writing Centre at the University of Toronto.
- Writing a Literature ReviewFrom Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- How to write a literature reviewInformation on writing a literature review from Concordia University.
- Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate StudentsA video on what is a literature review? What purpose does it serve in research? What should you expect when writing one? A video from NC State University Libraries
- What is a literature review?From the University of Arizona.
- Literature ReviewsFrom the University of North Carolina at Chapel hill Writing Center.
- Learn how to write a review of literatureFrom University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- Write a Literature ReviewFrom UC Santa Cruz University Library.
Books
Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care
CBU Library
2nd Floor
RT 81.5 C68 2013
How to Do a Systematic Literature Review in Nursing: A step-by-step guide
CBU Library
2nd Floor
RT 81.5 B47 2016
Videos
Scribbr. (2020). What is a Literature Review?. https://youtu.be/KkAnKGuX7fs?si=zK8v2jVafTkTqueq
Scribbr. (2020). How to Write a Literature Review: 3 Minute Step-by-Step Guide. https://youtu.be/zIYC6zG265E?si=aEV3d0DSOlEvoDzk
Scribbr. (2020). Identify Themes and Gaps in Literature. https://youtu.be/hMGdwIhiwzU?si=2zuVhGeBqsyMbeCl
Scribbr. (2020). Outline Literature Review's Structure. https://youtu.be/pOK1-H8Vafs?si=g2vsWewse9BLxidR
Scribbr. (2020). 4 TIPS for Writing a Literature Review's Intro, Body & Conclusion. https://youtu.be/kW6Uzn-8uMI?si=ErszR001_mK1ZmxW
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