This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A literature review is a document or section of a document that collects key sources on a topic and discusses those sources in ...

What is a literature review? A literature review is a comprehensive study and interpretation of the literature (articles, studies, journals) for a specific topic (Aveyard 2014). The primary role of ...

What even is a literature review? A literature review presents an overview of the scholarly conversation around a particular topic. If you think of research papers that you've read, the literature ...

Researchers regularly study the literature in their field. Oleksandr Korzh/Shutterstock Researchers regularly review the literature that’s generated by others in their field. This is an integral part ...