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Conducting and Writing Literature Reviews

Web Resources for Writing Literature Reviews

Here are some web resources to help you with the process of identifying resources, summarizing your findings and writing a literature review. 

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Sample Literature Reviews

Business
Sime, C. & Sroufe, R. (2016). A Literature Review and Taxonomy of Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 6, 323-346.  do
i: 10.4236/ajibm.2016.63030

Education
Watts, J. J., & Robertson, N. N. (2011). Burnout in university teaching staff: a systematic literature review. Educational Research, 53(1), 33-50. doi:10.1080/00131881.2011.552235

Psychology
Morganson, Litano, M. L., & O’Neill, S. K. (2014). Promoting Work-Family Bal
ance Through Positive Psychology: A Practical Review of the Literature. The Psychologist Manager Journal17(4), 221–244. https://doi.org/10.1037/mgr0000023

Health Care
Walker, W. (2008, February 15). Accident and emergency staff opinion on the effects of family presence during adult resuscitation: critical literature review.  Journal of Advanced Nursing61(4), 348-362. Retrieved July 7, 2009, from CINAHL with Full Text database.

Paul, F., & Rattray, J. (2008, May). Short- and long-term impact of critical illness on relatives: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing62(3), 276-292. Retrieved July 6, 2009, from CINAHL with Full Text database.

Science
Jonkman, S., Vrijling, J., & Vrouwenvelder, A. (2008). Methods for the estimation of loss of life due to floods: a literature review and a proposal for a new method. Natural Hazards46(3), 353-389.  Retrieved June 9, 2011, from ProQuest Science Journals. (Open access journal).