Literature Review How-To

Additional Resources and Articles on Writing a Literature Review

• The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill has a written guide that does a great job explaining what a literature review is, discussing strategies for organization and clarity, and tips for composing the literature review.

• The journal Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation published an in-depth academic article on the topic in 2009 by Justus J. Randolph.

• The e-Journal of Business Research Methods also published an article titled "Undertaking a Structured Literature Review or Structuring a Literature Review: Tales from the Field" that is available via a free download.

• NC State also has a video titled "Literature Reviews: An Overview"​