Literature Reviews: Resources
A guide for UW Tacoma undergraduates working on literature reviews.
Starting Points
These databases contain scholarly articles for your research, and examples of literature reviews.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full-text back issues of hundreds of scholarly journals, some of which date back to the 1800's. - Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Use the "times cited" feature and "cited reference search" to narrow your literature review; create a "citation report" on your literature review topic.
UW Libraries Search
UW Libraries Search
Selected Published Literature Reviews
Critical Studies in Diversity Management Literature by Summit Libraries Book - 2014
Key Concepts in Nursing and Healthcare Research by Summit Libraries Book - 2013
Current Findings on Males with Eating Disorders by Summit Libraries Book - 2014
More Helpful Published Information
- Literature Search Strategies for Conducting Knowledge-building and Theory-generating Qualitative Systematic Reviews (2013)Report on literature search strategies for the purpose of conducting knowledge-building and theory-generating qualitative systematic reviews. When conducting these types of reviews, literature searches should be consistent with the goal of fully explicating concepts and the interrelationships among them.
- Unpacking Your Literature Search Toolbox: On Search Styles and Tactics (2008)Discusses the use of tools in literature search toolboxes used by librarians and information professionals and the conceptual levels of the literature search process. The author argues that the use of evidence based literature searching should be mandatory for all information professionals.
Selected Titles
The Literature Review by UW Tacoma Library Stacks
LB1047.3 .M33 2009
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All of these books provide more information about conducting an effective literature review, and are available to you through the library catalog.
Doing a literature review by UW Tacoma Library Stacks
H62 .H2566 1998
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Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy by UW Tacoma Library Stacks
R118.6. G37 2011
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Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by Odegaard Undergraduate Library Stacks
LB1047.3 .B66 2012
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Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy by UW Bothell/CCC Library Stacks
R118.6 .G37 2014
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Conducting Research Literature Reviews by Odegaard Undergraduate Library Stacks
Q180.55.M4 F56 2014
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Teaching the Scientific Literature Review by Summit Library Book - 2014
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Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care by UW Tacoma Library Stacks
RA440.85 .A949 2010
Also available as an eBook.
Doing Your Literature Review by Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Stacks
H62 .J44 2011
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