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Literature Review: Literature Review Co-Authorship

The Literature Review and Scoping Review information guides list a starting resources on designing and conducting a literature review. This information guide also provides information on collaboration and authorship of reviews with librarians. 

Literature Review Co-Authorship


Librarians are collaborating in conducting a literature reviews and co-author review articles. Librarian collaborating with researchers, as a review co-author, provides guidance on planning a literature review, review question and design of literature search, literature analysis and synthesis, and writing a literature review article.

To co-author on a scoping review with librarian, please submit the Literature Review Co-Authorship Contract

The information support offered are on: 

Planning Literature Review
  • Consultation and guidance on writing a literature review
  • Consult and guide on the literature review writing process.
  • Explore published reviews on a potential topic for a literature review.
  • Identify information resources 
  • Consult and guide on a selection of journals for publication.
  • Identify information on journal submission guidelines.
Literature Search
  • Consult on the identification of literature resources and electronic literature search databases.
  • Consult with the development of the topic for a literature review.
  • Consult on the development of a literature search strategy and design.
  • Consult on the conduct of literature reviews in electronic databases and literature management.
  • Design literature search 
  • Conduct a search in literature databases and gather citations
  • Guide in citation and information management 
Literature Analysis and Synthesis
  • Consult on literature analysis and synthesis (published research, theories, and concepts).
  • Guide and collaborate on evaluation of literature 
  • Consult on citation management and citation styles.
  • Manage citations using EndNote 
Writing a Literature Review
  • Consult on writing the review outline.
  • Consult on writing a draft of a literature review.
  • Consult on editing the literature reviews and submissions for publication.

Note: Librarians are collaborating in conducting a literature reviews and co-author review articles.

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