Resources for Graduate Students: Writing the Literature Review

Definition:

A literature review presents the published literature on the thesis subject and/or area of study. The literature review allows the author to introduce current findings, issues, and areas of focus to assist the reader in understanding why the thesis and subsequent research are important to the field of study it is being presented in.

• Literature Reviews -- Beware the List

  Blog post on writing literature reviews from Pat Thomson, Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham.
• Beginning the literature review -- The art of scan reading

  Part of a blog post series on literature reviews from Pat Thomson.
• Beginning the literature review -- Taking notes

  Blog post from Pat Thomson