6.3 How to Write a Literature Review
Beverley Glass
Writing a Literature Review
There are five key steps to writing a literature review:
- Search for relevant literature
- Evaluate sources
- Identify themes, debates, and gaps
- Outline the structure
- Write your literature review.
Activity 1️⃣⏰30 Minutes
📖Read The following articles to give you some assistance as you begin reading your articles for your literature review.
Readings
1. Younas and Ali, Five tips for developing useful literature summary tables for writing review articles, Available at https://ebn.bmj.com/content/24/2/32
2. Literature Reviews – James Cook University Library Guide. Available at https://libguides.jcu.edu.au/litreview#s-lg-box-21886467
3. Basic Essay, Literature Review and Report Structure. Available at https://www.jcu.edu.au/students/learning-centre/during-the-study-period/academic-writing/basic-essay-structure