What is a literature review? A literature review is a comprehensive study and interpretation of the literature (articles, studies, journals) for a specific topic (Aveyard 2014). The primary role of ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A literature review is a document or section of a document that collects key sources on a topic and discusses those sources in ...

This is done by: looking at gaps in the research, limitations placed upon the researchers, finding new relationships among the data and discusses areas where further research could be conducted.