LibGuides: ID 305 Academic Research: Literature Review Starting Point

Learn how to conduct a literature review:

What is a Literature Review? | Learn the purpose of a literature review.
Steps for a Literature Review | Steps for starting your lit review.
Finding "The Literature" | Where to search.
Organizing/Writing | Advice on how to structure your literature review.
Citation Help | Style guides and citation management software.

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Literature Review Tutorial

What is a literature review? by Kay Brown

When embarking on research, students are required to know the research that has already been done in their field. The Literature Reviews examine previous related research. This video explains how to write a Literature Review, and examines which elements are required in one.

You will need to pause the video occasionally in order to read all the text.

ID 305 Academic Research: Literature Review Starting Point

Learn how to conduct a literature review:

Literature Review Tutorial

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