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Writing a Literature Review: For Researchers: Finding Resources

Kia ora! This is a guide for writing literature reviews for researchers. This guide provides quick links to resources and help, to support your research.

A good literature review will contain mostly high-quality, peer reviewed academic material such as journal articles, books and theses.

There are two main approaches to finding literature:

  1. Keyword Approach: Generate relevant keywords and use them in various search engines, including subject-specific databases, Library Search, and Google Scholar.
  2. Citation Approach: Leverage existing literature to discover more by examining reference lists or checking citations through Google Scholar or databases like Scopus.

For tailored guidance, reach out to the Teaching & Learning Team.

Key Resources for Literature Searching