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How to understand and write a literature review for an academic paper or research article.

Library Books on Researching & Research Design

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GENERAL

The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780226062648
Publication Date: 2009-05-01
Encyclopedia of Research Design by Neil J. Salkind (ed.)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 1452265828
Publication Date: 2010
Includes the chapter "Literature Review," pp. 725-728, an excellent overview.
The Foundations of Research (3rd ed.) by Jonathan Grix
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781350315303
Publication Date: 2019
Fundamentals of Research. a Dissective View by Priyanka Tripathy
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9783954894178
Publication Date: 2017-02-09
Fundamentals of Research Methodology: a Holistic Guide for Research Completion, Management, Validation and Ethics by Engwa Azeh Godwill
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781634827324
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Research Methodology in Arts, Science and Humanities by Surbhi Jain
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781773619842
Publication Date: 2019-01-30

Qualitative

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research by Patricia Leavy (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780199811823
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Rocking Qualitative Social Science: An Irreverent Guide to Rigorous Research by Ashley T. Rubin
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781503628243
Publication Date: 2021

Quantitative

Doing Statistical Analysis by Christer Thrane
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781003252559
Publication Date: 2022-07-29