Literature Review: LR Self-guided learning

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Literature Review 

A literature review is an analysis of published literature on relevant topics for a comprehensive summary of studied research through research description, analysis of main ideas, identification and discussion of gaps in the field, evaluation of research contribution to a studied topic, and development of future research.

There are various types of literature reviews that differ in their purpose, approach, and analysis of published studies. The most rigorous reviews are systematic reviews and meta-analysis reviews. Other literature reviews are critical, rapid, scoping, state-of-the-art, and chapter literature for a thesis.

Literature Review Types 

• Critical Review: extensive analysis of published literature critically appraised to evaluate the quality of the published research and hypothesis development.
• Rapid Review: a review of published literature about policy or practice issues using the systematic review methodology for literature search and critical appraisal
• Scoping Review: a preliminary analysis of the literature to identify the research gaps in the published literature and potential exploration for research development.
• State-of-the-Art Review: analysis of published literature to study new perspectives on studied issues and guide the development of new potential research.
• Literature review: analysis of current published research articles in the researched discipline. Literature review comprises the review of published research and is often included in a thesis chapter of literature review (Grant & Booth, 2009).

Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91-108.