ETL 802  

Here is a sample literature review in APA format from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue.  It includes helpful annotations throughout the paper to offer additional guidance.

A few tips to consider when preparing your literature review:

*  Organization is vital.  Try Zotero!
*  Become familiar with key words and other important terminology.  Try the ERIC thesaurus or other database subject headings.
*  "Mine" bibliographies.  If you find a good article on your topic, consider tracking down the resources the author(s) used for their research. Try "Cited References" in EBSCO databases, Google Scholar, and "Most Read/Cited" in the Sage Education collection.
*  The absence of research may tell you as much as the abundance of resources on a topic. 
*  Need to find an older article?  Try JSTOR.

Excellent video overview created by the North Carolina State University Libraries.

Below are some examples of how to conduct a literature review:

• Washington and Lee University--Literature Review
• Penn State University Libraries--Conducting a Literature Search
• The Literature Review--A Few Tips On Conducting It

Also included here is a link to Adelphi Libraries interactive Tutorial on Conducting a Literature Review in the Education and Behavioral Sciences. You will need sound for parts of this, so turn your speakers up or have headphones handy.