Literature Reviews

Literature Reviews Step-by-Step
Guidelines for writing a literature review
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html
Helen Mongan-Rallis, Education professor, UMN Duluth
This informative piece breaks down the literature review into steps and sub-steps, providing a guide to researching, structuring, and writing lit reviews for a variety of projects.

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Ask Yourself This: What Questions Inspire a Great Lit Review?
The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review
University of Toronto, Writing Center
This article offers a series of questions to ask oneself at each stage of the literature review. Through these questions, writers can develop understanding of the overall purpose and scope of literature reviews.

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Literature Reviews: The Movie
Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2d7y_r65HU
NC State University Libraries
This helpful introductory video and identifies types of lit reviews and places them in context.

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Reading for the Lit Review
Tips on Writing Summary Notes
http://www.cgu.edu/PDFFiles/Writing%20Center/Writing%20Center%20Resources/Writing%20Summary%20Notes.pdf
Claremont Graduate University Writing Center
This succinct worksheet provides a series of questions to ask yourself when reading an article or book for a lit review. A systematic strategy for reading should produce an organized review.