Emergency and Crisis Management (ECM) Resource Guide

A literature review asks: What do we know - or not know - about this particular issue/ topic/ subject?

How well you answer this question depends upon:

1. the effectiveness of your search for information
2. the quality & reliability of the sources you choose
3. your ability to synthesize the sources you select

•  Visualizing "The Literature" and "The Review"

   
•  The Process: Search, Assess, Summarize, Synthesize

   
•  A Basic Overview of the Literature Review Process

   

•  Search for Literature Reviews

  Look for other literature reviews in your subject area to see how they are written.

   

  **Thank you to John Glover for permission to use this guide from VCU.**