Literature Review: A Handbook

Research is a magnanimous job in itself. Literature review is a foundation for it. It is a herculean task as it requires right amount of time and energy and appropriate mindset. This is a comprehensive work covering all the aspects of literature review. It is especially useful for the researchers who wish to write a research paper, dissertation or thesis. This book on literature review throws light on the theoretical and practical issues related to the review of related research. It presents the rationale, purpose and need of the literature review. It gives tips and steps for writing a review. It records the types and techniques of organization of the reviewed literature. It reveals the challenges associated with literature review. The book also covers the following points - length, place, skills, criteria for literature selection, sources to get review literature, techniques to locate the sources, key points of observation, evaluation criteria for the literature reviewed, common mistakes to avoid. Again, it provides suggestions for maintaining record of the reviewed literature and for keeping track of the literature after completing the literature review.