How to Write a Literature Review: 3 Minute Step-by-step Guide | Scribbr 🎓
Aug 11, 2023
How to Write a Literature Review: 3 Minute Step-by-step Guide | Scribbr 🎓
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0.51 -> Writing the literature review might be easier
than you think.
3.81 -> It's only a critical recap of what has already
been researched on a topic, so no need to
8.74 -> panic.
9.74 -> In this video, you'll learn how to write a
literature review in 5 simple steps.
14.46 -> Hi, I'm Jessica from Scribbr, here to help
you achieve your academic goals.
20.9 -> We also zoom in on all of the steps outlined
in this video in separate videos
25.6 -> check out the playlist here.
27.07 -> Let's get ready to start writing!
30.61 -> Step 1, search for relevant literature on
your topic
33.71 -> In this context, literature just means any
academic sources like books or journal articles
39.809 -> about your topic.
41.159 -> First, you need to search in the right scholarly
databases, so something like google scholar,
46.92 -> JSTOR, science direct.
49.899 -> Search your keywords with boolean operators
like these to help you filter and refine the
54.809 -> search results.
56.079 -> Check out this video to find out how to use
them.
58.899 -> Step 2, evaluate and select sources
61.829 -> Unless your topic is super niche, you probably
can’t read EVERYTHING that’s been written
66.52 -> on the topic.
67.95 -> Once you've got the sources from step 1, read
the abstract to scan whether an article is
72.24 -> relevant or not.
74.04 -> Also scan the bibliography to find other relevant
sources!
77.8 -> You should also pay attention to the citation
count on Google Scholar.
82.14 -> If the count is high, the source is probably
important and you should include it.
86.57 -> Step 3, identify themes, debates, and gaps
90.16 -> As you read, take notes and pay attention
to the connections between different sources.
95.66 -> This way, you can organize your literature
review's arguments and structure a lot easier.
101.39 -> Here ar e some things to look for:
Trends and patterns in theory, method or results.
108.66 -> Themes
Debates or contradictions
112.55 -> Influential studies
And gaps
115.8 -> Step 4, outline your literature review’s
structure
119.6 -> You can go about your literature review's
structure in a few ways.
123 -> It all depends on what you found in the literature
and what you want to emphasize.
126.92 -> Here are 4 common approaches to structure
the literature review.
131.43 -> Chronological, that means from older to more
recent publications.
136.12 -> Thematic, so organized around several key
themes.
140.33 -> For methodological, you can compare the different
research methods being used across studies.
146.34 -> And use theoretical to discuss opposing theories
or models.
151.47 -> More details in this video, check it out.
154.879 -> And finally, get writing!
157.459 -> Make sure your literature review has an introduction,
a main body that summarizes and synthesizes
163.34 -> the sources, and a conclusion, just like other
academic texts.
168.739 -> Now let's get your literature review started!
171.51 -> To learn more about literature review, click
this playlist!
174.829 -> I'll see you there.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYC6zG265E
