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This searchable edition of The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. Available are the full contents of the latest edition of the Manual.
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Call Number: PN171.F56 L55 2011, Reference areaISBN: 9780226484648Publication Date: 2011-05-15
Understanding the Literature Review
Understanding a literature review...
- What? Overview /survey of a small body of scholarly research (i.e. books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, etc.) in a particular discipline.
- Why? Often a required component of grant and research proposals. They are also a common preface to theses, dissertations, and scholarly articles.
- Scope? Determined in large part by your research needs and/or restrictions. (Summary or critical evaluation)
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Literature Reviews: an overview for graduate students, NC State Libraries (VIDEO)This guide provides an overview of how to research and how to pull the information together into a final polished product. It's a nine-minute video, but well worth the time if this is your first literature review.
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Write a Literature Review, UC Santa Cruz University LibraryThis guide breaks down the process and components of a literature review. It includes examples of literature reviews and links to other resources.
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The Literature Review, UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center"This handout will explain what literature reviews are and offer insights into the form and construction of literature reviews in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences."--website
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Writing a literature review--St. Mary's University, Patrick LibraryGet a quick overview to the content and structure of a literature review.