Annotated Bibliography - what a literature review is not
A literature review is not an annotated bibliography.
But - your annotated bibliography is an important step towards thinking about and organizing your literature review.
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Literature Reviews - Examples
- Literature Reviews - Political Science - Lemieux Library Guides at Seattle UniversityOverview of the purpose of a Literature Review and samples.
- Literature Reviews – The Writing Center • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (unc.edu)Explains what literature reviews are and offer insights into the form and construction of literature reviews in the humanities, social sciences, and science.
- Sample Literature ReviewSample literature review from Perdue OWL with mark-ups.
Preparing to write a literature review
"A literature review, like a term paper, is usually organized around ideas, not the sources themselves as an annotated bibliography would be organized. This means that you will not just simply list your sources and go into detail about each one of them, one at a time. No.
As you read widely but selectively in your topic area, consider instead what themes or issues connect your sources together.
- Do they present one or different solutions?
- Is there an aspect of the field that is missing?
- How well do they present the material and do they portray it according to an appropriate theory?
- Do they reveal a trend in the field? A raging debate?
Pick one of these themes to focus the organization of your review."
Literature Reviews – The Writing Center • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (unc.edu)
Literature Review visual
- Literature Review - working backwardsVisual presentation of deconstructing a literature review in order to understand how it is built