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Commonly referred to as a “Lit Review”, a literature review is a critical, analytical summary and synthesis of the current knowledge of a topic.
- Have a particular focus or theme to organize the review.
- Discuss the significant academic literature important for that focus.
- Compare, relate, and contrast different theories and findings.
- Reflect trends over time.
- Be written in a legible academic style, leading logically from idea to idea.
- Remember to use parenthetical references in the text, for example: ...describe recent trends in supervision (Diaz, 2006; Stacey & Holmes, 2004).
Keep in mind that if your literature review stands alone—distinct from a thesis, study or dissertation—it should include a brief introduction and conclusion.
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Literature reviews.
A literature review is a summary of published information in a subject area; sometimes limited to a specific time period. Researchers benefit from literature reviews since they provide critical evaluation of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. Oftentimes a literature review will highlight disagreements between different scholars or schools of thought. The following literature review examples are just two types found in scholarly literature and does not reflect the format you may need to produce for your assignment.
Example: Literature Review in a Standalone Article
A literature review can be a standalone document that provides a survey of current research in a particular field or subject. Notice this entire article is dedicated to reviewing literature on the topic.
Example: Literature Review in Original Research
A literature review may also be located at the beginning of an original research article. Notice this article's literature review is located only in the beginning of the article before the Methodology section.
Literature Review
Literature review provides a narrative summary and evaluation of the findings or theories within a literature base. The literature base may include qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research. Literature reviews capture trends in the literature.
When writing a literature review, here are some things to consider
Consider what the assignment prompt is asking you to highlight within your literature review.
Is it part of a research paper (usually found after the introduction) or
Are you asked to summarize previous literature to inform readers of the state of the research?
You may need to identify relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature.
Parts of a literature review may include:
An Introduction, Body, & Conclusion.
A literature review may be organized
Chronological - to identify the development of the topic
Thematic - grouping research on the basis of similarity in the topic and concepts.
Methodological - if you are pulling together information from various fields that use different research methods.
Theoretical - in order to discuss different theories, models, and key concepts.
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What is a literature review?
- A literature review is a critical, analytical summary and synthesis of the current knowledge of a topic. As a researcher, you collect the available literature on a topic, and then select the literature that is most relevant for your purpose. Your written literature review summarizes and analyses the themes, topics, methods, and results of that literature in order to inform the reader about the history and current status of research on that topic.
What purpose does a literature review serve?
- The literature review informs the reader of the researcher's knowledge of the relevant research already conducted on the topic under discussion, and places the author's current study in context of previous studies.
- As part of a senior project, the literature review points out the current issues and questions concerning a topic. By relating the your research to a knowledge gap in the existing literature, you should demonstrate how his or her proposed research will contribute to expanding knowledge in that field.
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- SAMPLE: Literature Review in ASA This is a sample literature review from a professional journal that publishes in ASA style. ***Lit review begins on page 384 and ends on page 387. DATA AND METHODS section is NOT part of the lit review.
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- Literature Review Matrix (PDF) Source: McLean, Lindsey. "Literature Review." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2015. https://www.projectcora.org/assignment/literature-review.
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- Sample Literature Reviews: Univ. of West Florida Literature review guide from the University of West Florida library guides.
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Books On Literature Reviews in the Meriam Library
- Conducting Research Literature Reviews : From the Internet to Paper Call Number: Main Collection - Q180.55.M4 F56 2014
- Literature Reviews Made Easy: A Quick Guide to Success Call Number: Main Collection - PN98.B7 D37 2010
- Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Call Number: Main Collection - Q180.55.E9 P36 2008
- Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review Call Number: Main Collection - LB1047.3 .B66 2012
- The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success Call Number: Main Collection - LB1047.3 .M33 2009
- Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Call Number: Reference H61.8 .G34 2013
Books on Research Methodology in the Meriam Library
- Doing Case Study Research : A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers Call Number: Main Collection - LB1028 .H313 2006
- Evaluating Research Articles from Start to Finish Call Number: Main Collection - Q180.55.E9 G57 2011
- How to do a Research Report: A Guide for Undergraduate Students Call Number: Main Collection - LB2369 .R575 2007
- How to Write a Master's Thesis Call Number: Main Collection - LB2369 .B75 2014
- Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials Call Number: Main Collection - Q180.55.M4 P38 2018
- Master's Theses Database of master's theses written by CSU, Chico students, from 2009 on. Many of these will contain published examples of literature reviews.
- Proquest Dissertations and Theses: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection Containes over 2 million dissertations and theses with abstracts, 24 page free previews, and full-text PDF, if available, for dissertations and theses dating back to 1637.
- Sample APA Paper (lit. review begins page 3) Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- A Commentary on Literature Reviews Rhodes, E.A. (2011). A commentary on literature reviews. Volta Reviews, 111(3), 353-368.
- A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Literature Review Randolph, J.J. (2009). A guide to writing the dissertation literature review. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 14(13), 1-13.
- The Value and Purpose of the Traditional Qualitative Literature Review Rozas, L.W. & Klein, W.C. (2010). The value and purpose of the traditional qualitative literature review. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 7(5), 382-399.
- Undertaking a Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Approach Cronin, P., Ryan, F., & Coughlan, M. (2008). Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach. British Journal of Nursing, 17(1), 38-43.
- Undertaking a Structured Literature Review or Structuring a Literature Review: Tales from the Field Armitage, A. & Keeble-Allen, D. (2008). Undertaking a structured literature review or structuring a literature review: tales from the field. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 6(2), 103-114.
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- Learn How to Write a Review of the Literature University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Literature Review: An Overview for Graduate Students Video overview by North Carolina State University Libraries
- Literature Review: The What, Why and How-to Guide University of Connecticut University Libraries
- Social Work Literature Review Guidelines Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
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Writing a Literature Review. A literature review is a document or section of a document that collects key sources on a topic and discusses those sources in conversation with each other (also called synthesis ). The lit review is an important genre in many disciplines, not just literature (i.e., the study of works of literature such as novels ...
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Literature Reviews. The literature of a literature review is not made up of novels and short stories and poetry—but is the collection of writing and research that has been produced on a particular topic. The purpose of the literature review is to give you an overview of a particular topic. Your job is to discover the research that has been ...
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The goal in your literature review is to synthesize and draw connections between the key points in the conversation. To find these key points, you will primarily refer to the following types of publications: Scholarly journals (a.k.a. "peer-reviewed" & "academic") Professional journals. Academic books & e-books. Research reports.
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Literature Review. Literature review provides a narrative summary and evaluation of the findings or theories within a literature base. The literature base may include qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research. Literature reviews capture trends in the literature. When writing a literature review, here are some things to consider ...
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A literature review is a typical type of assignment given to students in courses that fall under APA guidelines (usually the sciences or social sciences) because it shows you have familiarized yourself with current research on a topic you are exploring. Beyond simply reporting the findings of others, the literature review requires you to make ...
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This process helps: Define the thesis. Summarize previous studies. Suggest ways to move existing research forward to its next step. If you chose to incorporate a literature review in your research paper, place that section after your introduction. Title the section as "Literature Review.". Follow your teacher's instructions.
This is a sample literature review from a professional journal that publishes in ASA style. ... (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window. This resource has templates available for literature reviews and other types of papers. Sample Literature Reviews: Univ. of West Florida.
Sample APA Paper (lit. review begins page 3) Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) Articles (free for CSUC users) A Commentary on Literature Reviews ... Armitage, A. & Keeble-Allen, D. (2008). Undertaking a structured literature review or structuring a literature review: tales from the field. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods ...
Sample APA Papers: Literature Review. This section offers a sample literature review, written by an undergraduate psychology student. at Purdue University. Since it's a real paper written by a real student, we haven't corrected the. student's errors, but have instead included comments that point them out.
Headings and subheadings provide structure to a document. They signal what each section. is about and allow for easy navigation of the document. APA headings have five possible levels. Each heading level is formatted differently. Note: Title case simply means that you should capitalize the first word, words with four or more letters, and all ...