Learn how to write a literature review in 3 straightforward steps with this step-by-step tutorial, including a FREE literature review Excel template. Instead of getting lost in the details, we take a big-picture view and break the literature review process down into 3 straightforward steps. We kick off by looking at the WHY - the core purpose and function of the literature review, and then cover the following:
- 1: How to find highly relevant, high-quality journal articles for your literature review
- 2: How to organise and synthesise your literature sources into a highly searchable literature catalogue
- 3: How to approach the writing up stage of your literature review chapter
PS - We've updated this video with new tools and resources - view the latest version here: • How To Write A Literat...
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Overview & intro - 00:00
Understanding the "why" - 00:38
1. Sourcing the key literature - 05:26
1.1 Google Scholar scrubbing - 06:53
1.2 University library hunting - 09:35
1.3 Snowballing journal articles - 11:13
1.4 Reviewing other dissertations - 13:08
2. Log, catalog and synthesize the literature - 15:57
2.1 Logging the literature - 16:54
2.2 Cataloging your literature - 18:58
2.3 Synthesize the literature - 23:09
3. Outlining and writing up 27:47
3.1 Developing an outline 28:23
3.2 Structural options 29:35
3.3 Writing up your literature review - 31:35
Recap & tips - 37:54
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Resources mentioned in this video:
Literature Review Catalogue Excel Template - gradcoach.com/...
Literature Review Chapter Template - gradcoach.com/...
Literature review example - • Literature Review Exam...
Literature Review 101 webinar - gradcoach.com/...
Literature review tutorials/ebooks/videos
- Free dissertation writing course: gradcoach.com/...
- What is a literature review - gradcoach.com/...
- How to structure a literature review - • How To Structure Your ...
- Common literature review mistakes to avoid - • Literature Review Basi...
- How to structure a literature review - gradcoach.com/...
- How to use Mendeley - • How to use Mendeley De...
- How to use Zotero - • How to use Zotero to m...
- How to write a dissertation or thesis (overview) - • How To Write A Dissert...
Literature review software and tools:
- Google Scholar - scholar.google...
- Literature review catalogue Excel file - gradcoach.com/...
- Mendeley - www.mendeley.com/
- Zotero - www.zotero.org/
Dissertation Databases:
- EBSCO Open Dissertations - www.ebsco.com/...
- Open Access Dissertations and Theses - oatd.org/
- Proquest - pqdtopen.proqu...
- Stanford SearchWorks - searchworks.st...
- OpenThesis - www.openthesis....
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