A literature review synthesizes and analyzes previous research in a field to inform an audience and establish background knowledge. Literature reviews are most often part of a larger work, like a ...

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 ...

For researchers, reading scientific papers can be immensely time-consuming. According to one survey, scientists spend seven hours each week searching for information. Another survey suggests that ...