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Contents: 1. Select a topic 2. Develop the tools of argumentation 3. Search the literature 4. Survey the literature 5. Critique the literature 6. Write the review. Includes a flowchart that graphically illustrates the authors' process.

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The multiple purposes of a literature review 3. Sources of information and conducting searches 4. Reading and note-taking strategies 5. Reference management: keeping records and organising information 6. Structuring the literature review 7. In-text citations 8. Being critical 9. Foregrounding writer voice 10. The continuing process 11. A systematic literature review.

Aids students in the preparation of literature reviews for term papers, theses, and dissertations. Each chapter breaks down the lit review exercise into a series of smaller, manageable steps. Chapters address specific matters such as navigating your library's electronic resources, organizing your review of selected titles, and analyzing qualitative vs quantitative research literature.

This popular book demystifies literature reviewing and answers the questions students have about how to tackle the process.

See chapter 6: Reviewing the Literature, by Elaine A. Abbott. The author provides a brief overview of what constitutes a quality literature review, followed by a detailed discussion of how to conduct a review by selecting appropriate databases, constructing effective search strategies, evaluating sources, and synthesizing the material.

Covers all aspects of managing a successful undergraduate project: choosing a topic, writing a project proposal, producing a literature review, choosing an appropriate methodology, and writing up the report.

Covers issues such as working out the criteria for your thesis, writer's block, writing a literature review (chapter 3, "Seeking Structure"), turning notes into a draft, and more. The author introduces practical writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and binge writing.

Addresses the dissertation process but also useful for students preparing to write a master thesis. Chapters include: selecting a topic, conducting a literature review, developing a research question, selecting an appropriate methodology, analyzing data, and presenting results. The chapter on conducting a literature review contains a useful step-by-step guide for critiquing a scholarly research article.