The first website I found for creating a Literature Review was from the University of North Carolina.
- 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 also combines the summary and also reorganizes the information.
- Focuses the arguments and research of others
Strategies for Writing a Literature Review
- There are many ways to organize the information in the body of the literature review and some of those are by: chronological, publication, trend, thematic, or methodological.
- Use evidence and cite sources
- Be selective and chose only information that will go along with the topic
- Use quotes sparingly
- Summarize throughout the review
- Keep your own voice and make sure that your voice is the center of the paper
- When paraphrasing be sure to cite the author
(“Literature Reviews”)
The second website I found is from Australian School of Business.
- A literature review is a compilation of previous research and writing on a particular topic.
A good literature review:
- clearly delimits the subject matter to be reviewed
- covers all important relevant literature
- is up-to-date
- provides an insightful analysis of the ideas and conclusions in the literature
- points out similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses in the literature
- identifies gaps in the literature for future research
- identifies the context for which the literature is important.
(“Writing a Literature Review”)
Works Cited
“Literature Reviews.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
<http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html>.
“Writing a Literature Review.” The University of New South Wales. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
<http://wwwdocs.fce.unsw.edu.au/fce/EDU/eduwritinglitreview.pdf>.
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Click this link for my Lit Review 
—–>Literature Review
Beginning Goal Statement*
The purpose of the Literature Review is to show excellent knowledge that I’ve found along with understanding the information. The Literature Review will help me organize my data. It should also show that I have evidence of independent study. It will help the reader by providing information from the research that I have done, and that I will give appropriate information to them. This Literature Review will differ from the other sections of my project because it’s like a preview of what’s to come and what to expect in my discussion and results. I hope to accomplish a really good literature review that will provide enough information to my readers. I hope properly cite all of the authors who I have got information from. I want this paper to be able to be read by teenagers, young adults, and older adults. I want it to be appropriate for all people of all ages. I want to show my readers what I’ve located, read, understood and thought seriously about.
Ending Goal Statement*
The literature Review showed the knowledge that I have found along with understanding the information. The Literature Review helped me organize my data a little better. I think that it shows that I know I have done my research on my topic. I think that I did a decent job on my Literature Review, although I’m confused about the citations for it so I might go to the writing center about it. I think that I provided enough information so that my readers will have a good idea about my research.
