The following guide provides sources of information on preparing a literature review as part of a research project or thesis. These sources may be available in print in the QUT Library collections or via the World Wide Web. This list is not intended to be comprehensive but is designed to provide a guide or "starting point" for students beginning a literature review.
QUT Library Sources
Reference Sources and Books
| Title | Description/location |
|---|---|
| Approaches to research : a handbook for those writing a dissertation | London ; Bristol, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1996. Carseldine; Kelvin Grove 616.8914072 4 |
| Doing a literature review : releasing the social science research imagination | London : Sage Publications, 1998. Carseldine; Gardens Point; Kelvin Grove 300.72 318 |
Web Sites
These web sites are publicly available from universities and research organisations.
| Web site | Description |
|---|---|
| What is a literature review? http://www.tui.edu/current/ phd/first/lr.asp |
One of a series of How to tutorials developed by the Union Institute and University in the United States. Includes a list of recommended readings. |
| Phd....FAQ http://www2.ems.uq.edu.au/ phdweb/phfaq23.html |
From the FAQ pages of the University of Queensland web site on the importance of the literature review. |
| The literature review http://www.library.cqu.edu.au/tutorials/ litreviewpages/index.htm |
These pages have been developed by staff at Central Queensland University to help postgraduate students conceptualize, research and write a literature review. |
| Conducting a literature review http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/ postgrad/litreview/home.html |
Advice on all the steps involved in conducting a literature review from the University of Melbourne. |
| The literature review http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/ findout/research/litrev.php |
Advice on writing a literature review from Deakin University. |