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Conducting A Literature Reviews In The Social Sciences

Module4: Putting It All Together for Your Own Literature Review

Reviewing the Steps

• Choose initial broad topic
• Select databases
• Conduct initial searches
• Determine your area of focus

• Understanding the Literature Review
• Identifying Sources for the Literature Review
• Finding Review and Research Articles
• Putting it All Together

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