This libGuide is designed to get you through the process of doing your (systematic) literature review. The focus is on a literature review for a dissertation or a thesis, but many of the ideas are transferable to other kinds of writing, such as a peer-reviewed publication (article or book chapter), or a report. The approach you take to the literature review depends on your research question and intended readers.
This guide contains textual advice and some videos about:
The aim of this guide is to give you an understanding of the core concepts of a literature review, provide examples of types of literature reviews and know how to get started with your own literature review.
We would like to thank the creators of the original Guide upon which this is based. This guide is based on an original Literature Review guide created, and made availalable as a community guide, by the Information skills team at LibGuides, Erasmus University Rotterdam.