Writing Literature Reviews
What is a Literature Review?
"A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time period. A literature review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it usually has an organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information. It might give a new interpretation of old material or combine new with old interpretations. Or it might trace the intellectual progression of the field, including major debates. And depending on the situation, the literature review may evaluate the sources and advise the reader on the most pertinent or relevant." Source: The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. (2013). Literature Reviews. Retrieved from https://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/literature-reviews/ This link opens in a new window
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Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: a Practical Guide by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780335263073Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Succeeding with Your Literature Review by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780335243686Publication Date: 2012
Writing the Literature Review by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9781462536900Publication Date: 2018
