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Literature Review Guide

Overview of the iterative steps involved in using library databases to search & review the scholarly literature

Keeping Your Research Organized

Tip #1 - Use a citation management tool like RefWorks to keep your citations organized in digital folders

Tip #2 - Use a research log to track key words leading to sources, summaries of important points.

  • Using excel to do this allows you to group results by themes, author, research method used, etc.
  • Here's a sample template to use: Literature Review Research Log Template (or search for one in Google)
  • Chose the column headings most useful to you (ex: APA citation, keywords, location, purpose, research design, main findings, notes)

Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/organizing-your-literature-spreadsheet-style