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  1. PDF How to Write a Literature Review

    A literature review is a review or discussion of the current published material available on a particular topic. It attempts to synthesizeand evaluatethe material and information according to the research question(s), thesis, and central theme(s). In other words, instead of supporting an argument, or simply making a list of summarized research ...

  2. PDF How to Write a Literature Review

    Where the emphasis is on an investigation or analysis of the literature (analytical evaluation) then your literature review is concentrating on the nature of the problem, its cause and effect as a basis for action to solve it. FORMATIVE When a literature review emphasizes explanation of what you believe the knowledge stemming from

  3. PDF CHAPTER 3 Conducting a Literature Review

    Learning Objectives After finishing this chapter, you should be able to: 3.1 Summarize what a literature review is, what it tells the reader, and why it is necessary. 3.2 Evaluate the nine basic steps taken to write a well-constructed literature review. 3.3 Conduct an electronic search using

  4. PDF What is a Literature Review?

    literature review is an aid to gathering and synthesising that information. The pur-pose of the literature review is to draw on and critique previous studies in an orderly, precise and analytical manner. The fundamental aim of a literature review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the knowledge relating to a specific topic.

  5. PDF Sample Chapter: Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide

    Sue's example illustrates that carrying out a comprehensive literature review is a required step in any research project. First, a researcher cannot conduct the study. 1. without gaining a deep understanding of the research topic and learning from the work of other scholars and researchers in the field (Creswell, 2018).

  6. PDF A Literature Review

    A literature review is a compilation, classification, and evaluation of what other researchers have written on a particular topic. A literature review normally forms part of a research thesis but it can also stand alone as a self-contained review of writings on a subject. In either case, its purpose is to: Place each work in the context of its ...

  7. PDF Undertaking a literature review: a step'by-step approacii

    in undertaking a traditional or narrative review of the Table 2. The literature review process • Selecting a review topic • Searching the literature • Gathering, reading and analysing the literature • Writing the review • References literature {Table 2). The first step involves identifying the subject ofthe literature review.

  8. How to Write a Literature Review

    Examples of literature reviews. Step 1 - Search for relevant literature. Step 2 - Evaluate and select sources. Step 3 - Identify themes, debates, and gaps. Step 4 - Outline your literature review's structure. Step 5 - Write your literature review.

  9. PDF Literature Reviews: Purpose and Key Moves

    A literature review reflects the idea that scholarship is a cumulative enterprise. In a literature review, a scholar crafts a well-reasoned overview of the key trends, strengths, and weaknesses of existing research and draws an evaluative conclusion about the state of that research. As an argumentative piece of writing, a literature review ...

  10. (PDF) Writing a Literature Review Research Paper: A step-by-step approach

    A literature review i s an objective, thorough summary and critical analysis of the relevant available research and non - research literature on the topic being studied (Hart, 1998 ; Cronin, et al ...

  11. PDF Literature Reviews What is a literature review? summary synthesis

    This allows you to create a transition from the literature review to the specifics of your own study if necessary (e.g. your methods and analysis). Helpful tips: 1. Look at examples of literature reviews by scholars in your field to get a sense of what a literature review entails. 2. Be flexible. Writing a literature review is not a linear process.

  12. (PDF) Literature Review as a Research Methodology: An overview and

    Literature reviews allow scientists to argue that they are expanding current. expertise - improving on what already exists and filling the gaps that remain. This paper demonstrates the literatu ...

  13. Writing a literature review

    Writing a literature review requires a range of skills to gather, sort, evaluate and summarise peer-reviewed published data into a relevant and informative unbiased narrative. Digital access to research papers, academic texts, review articles, reference databases and public data sets are all sources of information that are available to enrich ...

  14. PDF Writing an Effective Literature Review

    Make sure you develop a good system that works for you and use it. 3. Don't write a laundry list of papers A literature review should be a synthesis of the papers you have read to tell a meaningful story about the literature, not a simple list of paraphrases of what each paper said. 4.

  15. (PDF) Literature Review and Academic Research

    literature review is an evidenc e- based in depth analysis of a subject. Similarly a formal literature reviews are. a critical appraisal of a subject and are not only an academic requirement but ...

  16. Guidance on Conducting a Systematic Literature Review

    The objective of this article is to provide guidance on how to conduct systematic literature review. By surveying publications on the methodology of literature review, we summarize the typology of literature review, describe the procedures for conducting the review, and provide tips to planning scholars.

  17. PDF Systematic Literature Reviews: an Introduction

    It has two objectives: Define SRs and give an overview of the methodology as used in health sciences, with its ... In 1987, a review of 50 literature reviews in major medical journals found only one with clearly specified methods for identifying, selecting, and validating included information (Mulrow, 1987). A similar study in 1999 reviewed 158 ...

  18. How to do a systematic review

    A systematic review aims to bring evidence together to answer a pre-defined research question. This involves the identification of all primary research relevant to the defined review question, the critical appraisal of this research, and the synthesis of the findings.13 Systematic reviews may combine data from different.

  19. (PDF) Doing a literature review Aims and Objectives What is a

    The literature review establishes both the relevance and justifies why new research is relevant. It is through a literature review that a gap would be established, and which the new research would fix. Once the literature review sits properly in the research work, the objectives/research questions naturally fall into their proper perspective.

  20. PDF UNIT 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

    UNIT 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE Structure 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Objectives 2.2 Purposes of Review of Literature 2.3 Sources of Review of Literature 2.3.1 Journals and Books 2.3.2 Reviews 2.3.3 Abstracts 2.3.4 Indexes 2.3.5 Internet 2.3.6 Doctoral Dissertations 2.3.7 Supervisors / Research Professors 2.4 Types of Literature 2.4.1 Subject Specific Books

  21. (PDF) Introduction to Research & Literature Review

    The systematic investigation into. and study of materials, sources, etc, in order to establish facts. and reach new conclusions. An endeavour to discover new or. collate old facts etc by the ...

  22. Hospital-Based Pediatric Quality Improvement Interventions and Health

    10.1542/6346797312112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2022-0611766346797312112BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Quality improvement (QI) has the potential to reduce health disparities through multiple mechanisms, including by standardizing care and addressing social barriers to health. National organizations require that hospital systems integrate equity into quality efforts, but effective approaches remain ...

  23. PDF COUNTER-DISINFORMATION LITERATURE REVIEW

    First, the team compiled a guide on the goal, objectives, and timeline of the literature review. Next, along with an internal dive into existing GE research and literature products, the GE collaborated with the Department's Bunche Library to build a reading list consisting of over 100 leading articles by think tanks, governments, and

  24. Large Language Models for Cyber Security: A Systematic Literature Review

    View PDF Abstract: The rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) has opened up new opportunities for leveraging artificial intelligence in various domains, including cybersecurity. As the volume and sophistication of cyber threats continue to grow, there is an increasing need for intelligent systems that can automatically detect vulnerabilities, analyze malware, and respond to attacks.

  25. (PDF) Literature Review in Scientific Research: An Overview

    The primary objective of this article is to provide an overview of the literature review process in scientific research, its importance in research methodology, and its different types.

  26. Clinics and Practice

    The relevance of assessing the gingival phenotype prior to the initiation of periodontal, orthodontic, or prosthetic therapy has been clearly demonstrated. However, publications on this subject are either old or concerned with the means of assessing the gingival phenotype or the main factors likely to modify it. The main objective of this systematic review of the literature was therefore to ...

  27. A Narrative Review of LGBTQ+ Marketing Scholarship

    The analysis aimed to critically examine the narratives and themes emerging from marketing literature on LGBTQ+ people through a social justice lens. The objective was to scrutinise dominant positions, inequalities and the positioning of the LGBTQ+ community as constructed within the literature (Lepoutre & Heene, 2006). Accordingly, the ...

  28. (PDF) Research; Objectives of Literature review for Geography and

    Research; Objectives of Literature review for Geography and Development Studies. November 2021. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11797.24807. License. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Authors: Nishan Sakalasooriya ...

  29. PDF KEY OUTCOMES MEMORANDUM I. Overview The North Atlantic Right Whale

    Appendix A, and the NEIT deliberations focused on the following primary objectives: ... Review NEIT activities status and discuss follow-ups Review NEIT Priorities list and identify any next steps This Key Outcomes Memorandum summarizes the primary results of the NEIT deliberations from the discussions noted above. In general, the synthesis ...

  30. Directors' and officers' liability insurance: A systematic literature

    Purpose - We review and synthesize the existing research on directors' and officers' (D&O) liability insurance. Our objectives are (i) to examine the institutional forces and regulatory ...