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 Literature Review In 2...  

NAVIGATION LINKS:

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 - https://gradcoach.com/literature-revi...
Literature Review Chapter Template - https://gradcoach.com/literature-revi...
Literature review example -    • Literature Review Example & Sample: F...  
Literature Review 101 webinar - https://gradcoach.com/webinar-literat...

Literature review tutorials/ebooks/videos
– Free dissertation writing course: https://gradcoach.com/dissertation-co...
– What is a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/what-is-a-liter...
- How to structure a literature review -    • How To Structure Your Literature Revi...  
– Common literature review mistakes to avoid -    • Literature Review Basics: 7 Major Mis...  
– How to structure a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/literature-revi...
– How to use Mendeley -    • How to use Mendeley Desktop, Web Impo...  
– How to use Zotero –    • How to use Zotero to manage reference...  
- How to write a dissertation or thesis (overview) -    • How To Write A Dissertation Or Thesis...  

Literature review software and tools:
- Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/
- Literature review catalogue Excel file - https://gradcoach.com/literature-revi...
- Mendeley - https://www.mendeley.com/
- Zotero - https://www.zotero.org/

Dissertation Databases:
- EBSCO Open Dissertations - https://www.ebsco.com/products/resear...
- Open Access Dissertations and Theses - https://oatd.org/
- Proquest - https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search....
- Stanford SearchWorks - https://searchworks.stanford.edu/cata...
- OpenThesis - http://www.openthesis.org/

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