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How can I get help with my literature review?

Literature Reviews
A guide to finding and writing a review with links to helpful resources.
Your Scholarly Literature Review (Recorded 2018, 30 min.)
A literature review is a critical analysis of existing theory and research on a topic. Learn how to find peer-reviewed journal articles on your topic and analyze, organize, and present the research they contain. Click here to watch specific parts of this video.

Here are some examples of literature reviews (from the PsycInfo database):

Skoog, I. (2011). Psychiatric disorders in the elderly. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(7), 387-397.

Leadley, R. M., Armstrong, N., Reid, K. J., Allen, A., Misso, K. V., & Kleijnen, J. (2014). Healthy aging in relation to chronic pain and quality of life in Europe. Pain Practice, 14(6), 547-558. doi:10.1111/papr.12125

Winterton, R., Warburton, J., & Oppenheimer, M. (2013). The future for Meals on Wheels? Reviewing innovative approaches to meal provision for ageing populations. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22(2), 141-151. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2397.2012.00889.x

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Visit our webinars page to see tutorials that will sharpen your research skills and offer helpful guidance in doing a capstone, thesis, or advanced research project. Recorded webinars may be watched at your convenience. Live webinars offer an interactive experience with Webster U. librarians present to answer your questions.

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