Dentistry: Literature Reviews
Introduction to Literature Reviews
For more detailed information on literature reviews...
For a more detailed treatment of literature reviews in the health sciences, please visit Catherine Boden's research guide. It contains a wealth of information on the different types of reviews, focusing on systematic reviews.
How to Structure a Literature Review
- Structuring the Literature Review (videos)"A series of four videos on how to structure the literature review. It covers the overall structure, how to structure the introduction, the body, how to get the body in order and finally the conclusion."
- 5 Ways to Structure a Literature ReviewA helpful blog by Pat Thomson, presenting 5 different ways of structuring your literature review.
Proximity Operators & Truncation in Databases
Organizing your Literature Review
- Literature Search TemplateA wonderful way to keep track of what databases you searched when, and what strategies you used. Highly recommended!
More Resources on the Literature Review
Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by Call Number: RT81.5 .C68 2021Publication Date: 2022Highly recommended, this book takes the guesswork out of writing your literature review.
Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care by Call Number: RT81.5 .C68 2021Straightforward guidance on how to successfully carry out a literature review as part of a research project or dissertation
Research Skills for Medical Students by Call Number: R 850 R46 2012 HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARYISBN: 9890857256010Not just for medical students, this book contains an excellent chapter called "Doing a Literature Review", p.31-54.
Researching Health by Call Number: R 850 R47 2007 HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARYContains an excellent chapter called "Doing a Literature Review in Health" by Kathryn Jones, p.32-54.
Telling a Research Story by Call Number: PE 1478 F34 2009 HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARYThis is a very practical book that moves from general to specific issues in the writing of literature reviews. It opens with the telling of a research story, and touches on structure, language, style, and avoiding plagiarism.
