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  1. (PDF) Importance and Issues of Literature Review in Research

    Some Issues in Liter ature R eview. 1. A continuous and time consuming process runs. through out r esearch work (more whil e selecting. a resear ch problem and writing 'r eview of. liter ature ...

  2. PDF CHAPTER 3 Conducting a Literature Review

    lls the reader, and why it is necessary.3.2 Evaluate the nine basic steps taken to wr. te a well-constructed literature review.3.3 Conduct an electronic search using terms, phrases, Boolean operators, and filters.3.4 Evaluate and identify the parts of an empirical research journal article, and use that kn.

  3. (PDF) Literature Review as a Research Methodology: An overview and

    The use of a literature review as a methodology was previously explored in a recent study which provided an in-depth discussion on the processes and types of using literature review as a ...

  4. PDF What is a Literature Review?

    literature review is an aid to gathering and synthesising that information. The pur-pose of the literature review is to draw on and critique previous studies in an orderly, precise and analytical manner. The fundamental aim of a literature review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the knowledge relating to a specific topic.

  5. (PDF) Literature Review in Scientific Research: An Overview

    The primary objective of this article is to provide an overview of the literature review process in scientific research, its importance in research methodology, and its different types.

  6. Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines

    As mentioned previously, there are a number of existing guidelines for literature reviews. Depending on the methodology needed to achieve the purpose of the review, all types can be helpful and appropriate to reach a specific goal (for examples, please see Table 1).These approaches can be qualitative, quantitative, or have a mixed design depending on the phase of the review.

  7. Writing a literature review

    When writing a literature review it is important to start with a brief introduction, followed by the text broken up into subsections and conclude with a summary to bring everything together. A summary table including title, author, publication date and key findings is a useful feature to present in your review (see Table 1 for an example).

  8. PDF The Science of Literature Reviews: Searching, Identifying, Selecting

    A literature review is an evaluation of existing research works on a specific academic topic, theme or subject to identify gaps and propose future research agenda. Many postgraduate students in higher education institutions lack the necessary skills and understanding to conduct in-depth literature reviews.

  9. PDF How to Write a Literature Review

    • Important authors who are working on your topic Keep track of the keywords and search terms you use as well as what databases, bibliographies, and card catalogs you searched. ... literature review and a larger area of study such as a discipline, a scientific endeavor, or a profession.

  10. PDF LITERATURE REVIEWS

    WRITING A TARGETED LITERATURE REVIEW a targeted literature review is NOT: ¡ a sophisticated evaluation of the entire literature or literatures related to your topic ¡ a set of thinly connected summaries of important related works haphazardly selected from many subfields a targeted literature review IS: ¡ a carefully curated set of sources from a small number of subfield literatures

  11. PDF Undertaking a literature review: a step'by-step approacii

    literature review process. While reference is made to diflFerent types of literature reviews, the focus is on the traditional or narrative review that is undertaken, usually either as an academic assignment or part of the research process. Key words: Aneilysis and synthesis • Literature review • Literature searching • Writing a review T

  12. PDF COnDUCTInG AnD WRITInG LITERATURE REVIEWS

    CHAPTER 4. WRITInG LITERATURE REVIEWSINTRODUCTIONTo contribute new knowledge to a field of study, students must first establish a comprehe. sive understanding of existing knowledge. For Holbrook, Bourke, Fairbairn, and Lovat (2007), "The use and application of the literature is at the heart of scholarship .

  13. PDF Systematic Literature Reviews: an Introduction

    Literature reviews and evidence syntheses are important research products that help us advance science incrementally, by building on previous results. In the past two decades, health sciences have ... a review of 50 literature reviews in major medical journals found only one with clearly specified methods for identifying, selecting, and ...

  14. PDF Literature review purpose

    Literature review purpose. The purpose of a literature review is to gain an understanding of the existing research and debates relevant to a particular topic or area of study, and to present that knowledge in the form of a written report. Conducting a literature review helps you build your knowledge in your field.

  15. PDF Literature Review and Focusing the Research

    udy begins with a review of the literature. The purpose of the literature review section of a research article is to provide the reader with an overall framework for where this piece of work fits in the "big picture" of what is. known about a topic from previous research. Thus, the literature review serves to explain the topic of the ...

  16. (PDF) The Literature Review

    The Literature Review. September 2015. DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-51-7-2790. In book: Research Methods for Business and Management. Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Limited. Editors: Robert ...

  17. PDF Literature Review: An Overview

    The literature review provides the researcher with an opportunity to identify any gaps that may exist in the body of literature and to provide a rationale for how the proposed study may contribute to the existing body of knowledge. The literature review helps the researcher to refine the research questions and embed them in guiding hypotheses ...

  18. PDF Literature Reviews What is a literature review? summary synthesis

    A literature review is a description, summary, and critical evaluation of scholarly works on a certain topic. A literature review combines both summary(a recap of important information) and synthesis (a reorganization of that information which reflects your approach to a research problem). You may be asked to write a literature review on a ...

  19. PDF A Literature Review

    A literature review is a compilation, classification, and evaluation of what other researchers have written on a particular topic. A literature review normally forms part of a research thesis but it can also stand alone as a self-contained review of writings on a subject. In either case, its purpose is to: Place each work in the context of its ...

  20. PDF 05-771: What Is a Literature Review?

    A literature review is a critical, analytical summary and synthesis of the current knowledge of a topic. It should compare and relate different theories, findings, and so on, rather than just summarize them individually. It should also have a particular focus or theme to organize the review.

  21. PDF 6 The Literature Review

    6 The Literature Review. w is important because:2 It describes how the proposed research is related to prior. research in statistics.2 It shows the originality and relevance o. your research problem. Speci ̄cally, your research is di®erent f. om other statisticians.2 It justi ̄es yo.

  22. (PDF) Importance of Literature Review

    Importance of Literature Review. Bob mweetwa. 2020. research proposal as a problem to investigate, it usually has to be fairly narrow and focused, and because of this it can be difficult to appreciate how one's research subject is connected to other related areas. Therefore, the overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate this, and ...

  23. Writing Literature Reviews

    A literature review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it usually has an organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information. It might give a new interpretation of old material or ...

  24. (PDF) Literature Review and Academic Research

    PDF | Literature review is a compulsory component in a research process. ... The most significant factor is the researchers should understand 'the importance of proper literature review and how to ...

  25. Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health

    a See eAppendix 1 in the Supplement for systematic review procedures, including eligibility and ineligibility criteria.. b See eAppendixes 2A and 2B in the Supplement for Cochrane evidence grading criteria, and see eAppendixes 3A and 3B in the Supplement for the tabulated data.. c See eAppendixes 7A and 7B in the Supplement for the a summary of the updated research literature from 2020-2022.

  26. Mining

    Given the global importance and limited availability of phosphate, optimizing the use of this critical resource and minimizing its wastage are of paramount importance. In this context, this paper proposes an innovative architecture for the implementation of an intelligent video surveillance system specifically designed for open-pit phosphate mines. The proposed architecture is designed to meet ...