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Books on Writing Literature Reviews in the UA Libraries

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• Feak, C. B. & Swales, J. M. (2009).  Telling a research story : writing a literature review. 
• Fink, A. (2005).  Conducting research literature reviews : from the Internet to paper. 2nd ed. 
• Johnson, A. P. (2003).  A short guide to academic writing.
• Machi, L. A. & McEvoy, B. T. (2009).  The literature review : six steps to success.
• Thomas, R. M. & Brubaker, D. L. (2008).  Theses and dissertations : a guide to planning, research, and writing. 

Online Guides to Writing Literature Reviews

• "The Literature review: a few tips on conducting it." Dena Taylor, University of Toronto.
• "Literature reviews : an overview for graduate students." (tutorial)  North Carolina State University Libraries.
• "Writing a literature review."  Wesleyan University Library.