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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGIBS6XEJA
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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
If you have any questions about how to write a literature review, leave a comment below. If you're interested in private 1-on-1 coaching from one of our literature review specialists, visit https://gradcoach.com/ to learn more about our services. You can also find more free literature review-related content at the Grad Coach blog - https://gradcoach.com/blog/
Resources mentioned in this video:
Literature Review Catalogue Excel Template - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/
Literature Review Chapter Template - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-template/
Literature review example - https://youtu.be/-o4mZgNuN28
Literature Review 101 webinar - https://gradcoach.com/webinar-literature-review/
Literature review tutorials/ebooks/videos
– Free dissertation writing course: https://gradcoach.com/dissertation-course/
– What is a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/what-is-a-literature-review/
- How to structure a literature review - https://youtu.be/FUaUZdeipg8
– Common literature review mistakes to avoid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MVvRcgaBRI
– How to structure a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-structure/
– How to use Mendeley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTfVCiksapk
– How to use Zotero – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0RrNu89oAM
- How to write a dissertation or thesis (overview) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ir9z_O4P3A
Literature review software and tools:
- Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/
- Literature review catalogue Excel file - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/
- Mendeley - https://www.mendeley.com/
- Zotero - https://www.zotero.org/
Dissertation Databases:
- EBSCO Open Dissertations - https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/ebsco-open-dissertations
- Open Access Dissertations and Theses - https://oatd.org/
- Proquest - https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.html
- Stanford SearchWorks - https://searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation
- OpenThesis - http://www.openthesis.org/
For more videos regarding how to write a literature review, check out the Grad Coach TV Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/gradcoach.
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