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Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students

What is a literature review? What purpose does it serve in research? What should you expect when writing one? Find out here.

More on conducting literature reviews

Literature Review Tutorial from CQUniversity Library
Conducting a Literature Review in Education and the Behavioral Sciences from the Libraries of Adelphi University
Writing a Literature Review by Hazel Hall, Napier University (Powerpoint presentation)

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