Thelen Memorial Library Find A-Z eResource List Databases Get Help Chat "How Do I..." Library Tutorials LibGuides Library Handbook Services How to Reserve a Study Room My Account/Interlibrary Loan Requests Writing Center About the Writing Center About APA Academic Writer Access APA Academic Writer About Tutor.com About Turnitin Originality About Biography of George and Sue Thelen Vision & Mission Contact Us Directions Collections and Resources Hours Library Log-In Divine Mercy UniversityLibGuidesOther GuidesConducting Literature ReviewsDocumenting and Writing Up the Review Search this GuideSearch Conducting Literature Reviews: Documenting and Writing Up the Review HomeLiterature Review BasicsTypes of Literature ReviewsSteps to Conducting a Literature ReviewToggle DropdownClarifying the Goal Choosing Databases and Literature Sources Developing Search Strategies Choosing What Literature to Use Applying Screening Techniques Doing the Review Documenting and Writing Up the Review ResourcesQuiz Documenting/Writing Up the Review Finally, when you have completed all the above, you are ready to write your literature review. The format you use and what to include, as well as how long it will be, will largely depend on the goal of your literature review. It can first be helpful to state the context for your review, as well as the relevance for your topic in a background component of your literature review. Then it would be helpful to describe the objective and method of your literature review (where documentation of what you did would come in), as well as the summaries and findings of your literature. At the end you can discuss your literature, evaluate it in terms of your research question, and in the case of a thesis or dissertation, use that as a basis for the rest of your study. << Previous: Doing the ReviewNext: Resources >>
Finally, when you have completed all the above, you are ready to write your literature review. The format you use and what to include, as well as how long it will be, will largely depend on the goal of your literature review. It can first be helpful to state the context for your review, as well as the relevance for your topic in a background component of your literature review. Then it would be helpful to describe the objective and method of your literature review (where documentation of what you did would come in), as well as the summaries and findings of your literature. At the end you can discuss your literature, evaluate it in terms of your research question, and in the case of a thesis or dissertation, use that as a basis for the rest of your study.
