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How to Do a Literature Review (Without Just Listing Sources)

The biggest mistake in literature reviews is summarizing paper after paper. Here is how to synthesize, with worked examples from psychology, marketing, and engineering.

A literature review is a synthesis, not a shopping list. You should group sources by theme, not by author.

Start with your broad search parameters, then narrow down to the specific gap in the current research.

Use transition phrases like 'building on this theme' or 'in contrast to prior studies' to show the relationship between different scholars.

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