LibGuides: Writing A Literature Review: Additional Resources

Online Resources

Finding Resources for Your Literature Review
Tutorial on writing literature reviews. Produced by Capella University Library (USA).
How to write a literature review
Brief literature review guide produced by Concordia University Libraries (Quebec).
The Literature Review : a few tips on conducting it
Brief literature review guide produced by the University of Toronto (Ontario).
Literature Review Tutorial
Brief tutorial on writing literature reviews. Produced by American University Library (USA).
Research Methods and Literature Review
Brief subject-specific literature review guides produced by Deakin University (Australia). Subjects: Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Health and Behavioural Sciences, and Business.
Literature Reviews
Guide to writing literature reviews. Produced by University of British Columbia Library.
Learn how to write a review of literature.
Guide from the University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Books and E-Books

Writing for Science and Engineering: papers, presentations and reports
Publication Date: 2012
Chapter 4: A Literature Review
Technical Writing with Style, 6th ed.
Publication Date: 2014
Step-by-step guide provides a framework for writing complex technical documents that are interesting, sufficiently detailed, and concise.

The following books are available at the BCIT Library (Burnaby Campus).

Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: the matrix method
Publication Date: 2022
This guide teaches students and practitioners the skills needed to critically evaluate health sciences literature.

2017 in print - Call # R 118.6 G37 2017
The Literature Review: six steps to success
Call Number: LB 1047.3 M33 2009
This guide presents a six-step method for streamlining the literature review process.
The Literature Review: a step-by-step guide for students
Call Number: LB 2369 R525 2012
This step-by-step guide use cases and examples to demonstrate best practices in conducting a literature search and literature review.
Writing the Literature Review
Call Number: LB 2369 E289 2019
This book covers: Choosing a review topic and formulating a research question -- Locating and organizing research sources -- Selecting, analyzing, and keeping notes of sources -- Evaluating research articles -- Structuring and organizing the literature review -- Developing arguments and supporting claims -- Synthesizing and interpreting the literature -- The writer voice and the writing process -- Acknowledging sources: citations, quotations, and plagiarism -- Putting it all together.