A literature review surveys published information (books, scholarly articles, and other documents) relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory. The "literature" of a literature review refers to any collection of materials on a topic.
Sometimes a literature review is a brief summary of those sources, but more commonly it is a summary and a synthesis. A synthesis can be a reorganization of the information to provide a new interpretation, make comparisons between old and new information, or track the intellectual progression of an idea or concept. A literature review can also provide an evaluation of the sources in order to advise readers on their relevance or importance.
Here are a few types of Literature Reviews often used in undergraduate research:
Generally speaking, a literature provides an overview of the significant literature published on a topic. For researchers of all levels and disciplines, a literature review can:
Comprehensive knowledge of the literature of the field is essential to most research papers.
Combine the information you have collected on your topic and write your literature review based on the description above. Use 4 sources for the review, including 2 articles from a scholarly journal. Review each article and compare it to the other articles. The review should include facts, statistics, study results, and expert opinions as well as your own insights on the topic. Identify the major impact of the findings, how it will affect people, what the benefits and disadvantages are, and conclude the review with final statements on what you learned from the research.